Date: 9th October 2019Location: Long IslandPartner: The Coca Cola FoundationVolunteers: 10Debris Removed: 346 kilograms Today we circumnavigated Long Island cleaning the 3 beaches which face the south-east. We found a mix of large heavy items as well as small plastics, we also found two … [Read more...] about Barge Trip #303
Triple Turtle Release
Triple turtle release on Saturday 24th November, footage thanks to Whitsundays Photography. … [Read more...] about Triple Turtle Release
Barge Trip #272
Date: 9th October 2018 Location: Hook Island Partner: Queensland Governments Community Sustainability Action Grants program Volunteers: 12 Debris Removed: 241 kilograms This morning we headed with a full barge, over to Hook Island, our first stop was to release Crush off Hook Island. Crush is … [Read more...] about Barge Trip #272
Releasing Barnacle Bill
On Tuesday 25th September, Barnacle Bill, a critically endangered Hawksbill turtle was released back into the ocean after 2 months in recovery at the Whitsunday Turtle Rescue Centre. He came into care very malnourished with a heavy barnacle and algae load. After lots of TLC from our turtle … [Read more...] about Releasing Barnacle Bill
Betty Release
On Saturday 1st September, beautiful Betty, the juvenile Green Turtle was release back into the Whitsunday waters off Cannonvale Beach. She had been in care since June 2018 and had made a full recovery. This release was part of Eco Barge's second Eco Ambassador event for 2018, where the local kids … [Read more...] about Betty Release