A diving initiative to clear waste from the seabed at Jeddah Marina in North Obhur, Saudi Arabia, has concluded. Called “The Sea Is Yours”, the Jeddah Transport Company initiative brought divers, volunteers and government agencies together to tackle marine pollution and support efforts to protect the Red Sea environment.
The closing ceremony took place under the patronage of Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi, governor of Jeddah. Jeddah Transport chief executive Yousef Al-Sayegh attended the event, joined by government representatives, project partners, diving centres and volunteers. The event also featured a film documenting the cleanup and its outcomes, an address from Al-Sayegh and an awards presentation for participating organisations.
According to the Saudi Press Agency, a total of 419 divers and volunteers registered for the initiative, which recorded more than 300 dives across 64 hours of fieldwork. The cleanup removed 9.3 tonnes of waste from the marina seabed, including plastics, metals, tyres and other solid materials. Organisers sorted the recovered waste for safe disposal and sent approximately 6,160 kilograms of plastic for recycling, representing about 65.7 percent of the total waste collected.
Jeddah Transport Company, which operates and develops marinas and the sea taxi service in Jeddah, organised the project in cooperation with the Jeddah Governorate Municipality, the Saudi Red Sea Authority, the Ministry of Sport and the National Center for Environmental Compliance. Ten diving centres and other partners also contributed to the cleanup.
During the ceremony, Al-Sayegh thanked the participants and partners for their contributions. He said the initiative supported national efforts to protect the marine environment and promote sustainability, emphasising the shared responsibility of government authorities, the private sector, specialist organisations and local communities in preserving the sea.
