I’ll tell you the largest collective underwater cleaning of always made by 633 divers

In 2019 a group of 633 divers he immersed himself in the waters of Deerfield Beach, in Floridato make an unprecedented action: The largest collective underwater cleaning ever recorded. The goal was not just beating a Guinness World Recordbut above all to draw attention to the urgency of the Marina environmental protection.

A record with a long story

The previous record dates back to 2015 and was held by the Egyptian sub Ahmed Gabrwho had involved 614 participants For a similar operation in the Red Sea. But in June 2019, the organization Dixie divers, with the support of entities such as Project Aware and the Padi immersion agency, has passed that goal officially, with the presence of judge Michael Empric of Guinness, ready to certify the company.

Over 1400 kilos of removed waste

During the operation, they were extracted from the seabed Over 9,000 objectsfor a total of about 1,400 kilos of waste. The most present material? As expected, the plastic. This type of pollution represents the great part today of marine waste: a silent enemy he uses hundreds of years to degrade, putting the whole at risk oceanic ecosystem.

A record to save the planet

According to the estimates of the European Commissionevery year they end up at sea millions of plastic tonswho threaten marine fauna and, indirectly, the human health. The microplastics are ingested by the fish and date back the food chain. For this, even a gesture like that of divers in Florida can become a model to follow all over the world.

The hope is that such initiatives do not remain isolated cases. After 2019, No other attempt has exceeded that recordbut there are signs of a renewed interest in collective environmental cleaning actions. The idea is simple but powerful: if competing for a record helps save the planet, the challenges are welcome. The sea, and who lives it, has urgently needed it.

In an era in which climate change and pollution dominate the global debate, the example of the underwater of Deerfield Beach shows that Union makes strength. Even when it comes to clean up the sea bottom.