Male' City Council, Fisheries Ministry lead Male' channel cleaning initiative

In commemoration of World Oceans Day, the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources, Male' City Council and Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) collaborated on Saturday to clean up the capital city's channels.

Commenced on Saturday morning, the clean-up began in the south harbor channel with Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam, the city's Mayor Adam Azim, and senior officials and staff of WAMCO taking part in the initiative.

Speaking at the event, Shiyam stressed importance of maintaining cleanliness of the seas and oceans in the Maldives.

He called out to everyone to fulfill civic duties in keeping the oceans clean devoid of littering.

Besides the clean-up in Male' City, several initiatives were executed across Maldives to commemorate the day.

The theme of this year's World Oceans Day is 'Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean and Climate'.

The World Oceans Day, first commemorated in 1992, is marked on June 08th every year.