Club de Mar-Mallorca has signed the collaboration agreement “Alliance for the Seas”, led by the Palma Aquarium Foundation. With this agreement, the nautical entity undertakes to carry out different actions throughout the year to preserve marine biodiversity.
The alliance was signed today at the facilities of the nautical entity and was attended by the president of Club de Mar-Mallorca, Borja de la Rosa and the director of the Palma Aquarium Foundation, Debora Morrison. With this signature, Club de Mar-Mallorca joins a network of Balearic yacht clubs committed to the fight for the care of marine fauna and flora.
In addition to the signing of the agreement, the agreement has been made effective through a donation by the club to the Palma Aquarium Foundation, which will be used to implement different actions for the care of the seabed of the Balearic Islands.
One of the most important actions within the signed agreement is the installation of a temporary sea turtle holding tank at the club. This cubicle will be permanently located at the club in order to deposit stranded, injured or even dead turtles that may be spotted by users and boaters in the vicinity of the club in a safe and comfortable place.
Once the animal has been spotted and placed in the tank, the staff must call the rescue team of the foundation, prior notification to the 112 emergency telephone number, so that the turtle can be rescued in the shortest possible time.
On the other hand, the agreement also includes that the foundation will provide informative material and environmental education activities that the club can offer and impart to its users and employees.
Debora Morrison said: “The collaboration of all sectors of society is very important in the conservation and protection of marine ecosystems. We can all help in one way or another. The yacht club and harbour campaign is a campaign that is becoming more and more valuable every year. The annual campaigns also have a social aspect in the local community by providing donations for the continuity of the preservation of the Balearic Sea and its unique and extraordinary biodiversity”. *** Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) ***
For his part, Borja de la Rosa has assured that “for our club, joining the ‘Alliance for the Seas’ agreement is part of our sustainability strategy that we have marked in our roadmap. It is essential for our sector and for society to promote this type of action aimed at preserving and caring for the marine environment”.
The Palma Aquarium Foundation is a non-profit organisation that works mainly within the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands for the conservation and protection of the seas and oceans. They collaborate with nature-related organisations, public administrations and other institutions to raise awareness of the challenges facing marine ecosystems. In addition, they organise and coordinate actions and campaigns with the general public and children in particular to raise awareness, educate and inform about the importance of working together as a whole society to conserve the planet’s seas and oceans.
