INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TO TEMPT SILVER SURFERS INTO MARINE CONSERVATION

The team at Palma Aquarium Foundation are collaborating with La Caixa Forum in Mallorca to promote an initiative titled “Marins Majors”. This translates as “Mature Mariners” and is encouraging older residents of Mallorca to volunteer in marine conservation.

Marco Magazzú, part of the team led by Debora Morrison at the Aquarium says:

“We have a good group of volunteers, but they tend to be quite young, and we feel that our group would benefit from some older members as well. The aim of the project is to recruit members of the retired community to volunteer in our sea turtle rescue centre on a regular basis according to their availability. They will be helping to rehabilitate and reintroduce sea turtles back into the sea, to spread awareness through events, talks, games and best of all, they will get to experience first-hand these amazing creatures up close and personal! The only three requirements are: you need to be retired, you need to have good mobility and be able to stand for some time, and you need to be able to make your own way to and from our base at the Aquarium near the airport.”

What a fabulous way to spend your retirement! If you want to contact Marco to be part of the Marin Major scheme then email him on conservacion@palmaaquarium.com