{:en}PRESS RELEASE (7/07/2017)
Loano Blue Flag Promotes knowledge of the marine environment with Four free days of nature snorkeling, organized by the’Department of Environment of the City of Loano, in collaboration with the CEA Ponente Savonese and with the Environmental Services Spa.
The goal of the initiative, which will kick off. Tuesday, July 11, is to offer through an easy and safe sporting activity an opportunity to discover the underwater environment and the many sea creatures that inhabit it.
Marine biologists and snorkeling instructors (certified by NADD diving education) from the R.S.T.A. Scientific Research Cooperative in Genoa, who have been promoting nature snorkeling for many years through the “Leap into the Blue” project, will take participants to observe the shallow seabed with mask and snorkel, introducing them to the different forms of life underwater.
The project is aimed at children and youth (ages 8 to 16) who have good aquatics skills. Registration is compulsory, which can be obtained from the IAT of Loano (phone 019 677827) while places last.
The initiative will be repeated during the summer of 2017: the July 25, l’1 and the Aug. 22. The meeting for all four days will be at 3 p.m. at Free Equipped Free Beach “Bagni Lampara”.
The organization will provide participants with diving equipment (masks, snorkels, fins and wetsuits).
“The idea of the four free nature snorkeling days," explains Councillor Manuela Zunino - was created to bring new generations closer to the sea and the issues of marine environmental protection. Being able to admire the seabed in front of our coastline is the best way to emphasize the value of the Blue Flag, which again this year the FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education) awarded to Loano's beaches and the Loano Marina. A symbol of water quality, environmental services and hospitality offered by our city, the Blue Flag is an award to the best beaches in Europe and certifies the quality of bathing water. The collaboration with the Center for Environmental Education of the Ponente Savonese will continue at the end of the summer with other activities organized in the area and in particular with guided nature walks. Not only the sea then, but also walks in our rich hinterland to bring everyone closer to the beautiful nature that surrounds us.”{:}
