“The weirdest thing I’ve found at a beach while cleaning up has been a human skull,” says Lisbon Ferrao, a marketing professional whose passion, and side venture for many years now has been cleaning the beaches of Mumbai city. Today, the group ‘Vasai Beach Cleaners’ is one step toward Mumbaikars having spotless sands once again. 

A fascinating article about Lisbon Ferrao (outside link)

We are very pleased to welcome Rommy paz Osorio as Country Head for Eyesea Chile. Rommy, in addition to her work on recycling and coastal clean-ups, has been promoting Eyesea to community groups, schools, and local authorities – resulting in Chile becoming Eyesea’s most successful example of nationwide data collection.

It is hard to describe just how much Rommy has put into Eyesea. Everything we have seen – the hats, banners, promotional material, signage, the events have been her initiative – and at her own cost.

Eyesea’s members owe a great deal to Rommy and the Chile team (Cristina-Nicoleta Caian, Jaime Bastias, and TRUST SEAPATH SHIPPING AGENCY SPA) – they have all supported us when we’ve needed it the most.

Dubai-headquartered GAC Group has announced its membership of the maritime pollution reporting and mapping initiative, Eyesea, which uses a smartphone app through which users submit geotagged photographs to report hazards and pollution.

GAC Group recently unveiled its Roadmap to Sustainability, which sets out its commitment to adapt, reduce and mitigate its activities. “Eyesea has developed a simple and effective way for companies involved in the maritime sector to play a critical part in improving the health and conservation of our oceans,” says Neil Godfrey, Group Commercial Director, Shipping. “It was obvious when we were approached by Eyesea that…

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The industry-backed Eyesea pollution mapping initiative has gone live following six months of testing onboard commercial ships, recreational boats, and with community volunteers. The Eyesea app is now available on Google Play and in the Apple App stores.

The pollution mapping initiative collects and processes oceanic pollution data, now via the click of a smartphone.

The data is used to build detailed maps and charts available free of charge to governments, clean-up groups, researchers, local authorities and a range of other stakeholders, enabling them to take targeted clean-up action and make evidence-based policy decisions.

Graeme Somerville-Ryan, cofounder of Eyesea, commented: “It’s been quite a voyage over the last six months. Over this time we have received overwhelming support from maritime companies, seafarers, and recreational sailors who see what is going on and who want to help. Our member company fleet continues to grow we are looking at partnerships with yachting and superyacht associations, yacht clubs, tech providers, crew associations, and international clean-up NGOs. The feedback we have received from seafarers and coastal volunteers has been humbling – they all want the same thing and have given us enormous support testing the app.”