The children have been conducting beach clean-ups to collect microplastics, particularly focusing on the Sabaki areas where they have observed the extensive damage caused by these tiny particles.
Together, they scoured the stretch from Southern Palm Hotel to Bahari Dhow, collecting 68.7 kilogrammes of plastic and glass bottles.
The Samba Sports Youth Agenda, whose members include fishermen, decried a dwindling income as the plastics interfere with fish breeding grounds, making them migrate in search of cleaner and safer locations