Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort today held "Our Ocean, Our Future,"
marine awareness events to honour World Oceans Day 8 June. The events were an extension of Outriggers global OZONE (Outriggers Zone) marine conservation
program, with all nine Outrigger Resorts participating around the world.
In the Maldives, Outrigger staff and guests conducted a beach and
lagoon reef clean up to remove marine debris from the reef. Later in the
afternoon there was a coral restoration program. After a briefing, guests
helped the Best Dives Konotta staff attach fragments of coral to a metal frame which
will be placed underwater to encourage new coral growth.
In the evening, guests and staff gathered around the pool and
watched a documentary called "Planet
Ocean" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
In the Outrigger Kids Club, youngsters participated in World Oceans
Day by painting pictures with the theme, "My Ocean". There were ocean face
painting sessions, creating sand sculptures and a viewing of the Walt Disney
movie "Moana".
The lagoon clean up and the key activities of World Oceans Day were
led by Best Dives Maldives.
This June, throughout World Oceans Month, Outrigger Resorts
properties worldwide are offering a diverse range of immersive activities and
conservation opportunities for Outrigger guests to get in the OZONE mind-set
and make a difference, even while on vacation.
Some 60% of the worlds coral reefs are being denuded by climate
change, land-based pollution and unsustainable fishing. Outriggers OZONE
conservation program encourages guests to become part of the solution by
participating in marine conservation activities while on vacation.
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