ST. SIMMONS ISLAND, Ga. — SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood seafood brand is doing its part to help promote clean waters during National Ocean Month by hosting a beach cleanup that removed over 47 pounds of trash from local shores.
The cleanup, which started Tuesday morning at the Coast Guard on St. Simons, had more than 35 volunteers, including SeaPak employees, family members, community residents and others.
The effort was part of SeaPak’s ongoing commitment to Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup® and Trash Free Seas Alliance, of which the company is a proud member.
In addition to being a Trash Free Seas Alliance® member, SeaPak is a founding member of the Global Seafood Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing environmentally and socially responsible aquaculture.
Allison Schutes, Director of the International Coastal Cleanup at Ocean Conservancy: “We are grateful to Keep Brunswick Golden Isles Beautiful and to our partners at SeaPak for helping us clean up local beaches. Not only do cleanups have an immediate impact on the health of our ocean; they bring people face-to-face with the plastic pollution issue and often lead to a lifetime of environmental awareness and stewardship.”
“Keeping our waterways, beaches, and oceans clean and free of plastic waste is important to all of us,” said Kristen Beadon, SeaPak’s Director of Marketing. “At SeaPak, environmental stewardship is a priority, which is why our partnership with Ocean Conservancy and this event in support of National Ocean Month are so meaningful.”
For more information about how you can host and track your own beach cleanup, including how to use Ocean Conservancy’s award-nominated Clean Swell app to help contribute to the world’s largest database on ocean plastic pollution, check out oceanconservancy.org.
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