Whilst it is true that yachting, by its very nature, will generate a fairly large carbon footprint, that doesn’t mean that we as an industry shouldn’t do what we can to protect the environment. The PYA has produced some tips that all crew can adopt in their day to day behaviour to become that bit more ‘green’. Join us with our #environmentalisminyachting movement!
Yachting and the Environment
Article by ONBOARD Magazine HOW YOU CAN HELP The OBSenMER app allows you record any sightings of sea life that you come across in the Mediterranean. Cetaceans, rays, sharks, pelagic fish, turtles and jellyfish are all species groups studied by the programme. The app is in French but the data recording is pretty straight forward with pictures included. Contributing sightings allows the research team to build a picture of the state of our seas through their biodiversity. GET INVOLVED Talk to the port you are in if you are concerned about the lack of recycling and disposal facilities. Whilst they may not listen to a lone voice, if crew from a group of yachts continue to express their dissatisfaction,eventually they will begin to listen and take action. REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT ON-BOARD JOIN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS YACHTING FACEBOOK GROUP @yachtcrewenvironmentalsociety @ecocrew.me @ecomerassociation @y.coclearwater @AsociacionOndine @missionocean06
The PYA has launched a survey looking at attitudes towards the environment in yachting. We would welcome your input regarding environmental behaviour on-board, eco-initiatives for the industry, disposal facilities in different yachting ports, as well as your ideas of ways in which we can all help to reduce environmental damage within the realms of your job on-board. We hope that the information gathered will enable us to take some collective positive action to promote environmental awareness across all areas of yachting.
To participate, please go to
www.surveymonkey.com/r/Environment_ Yachting
Organise or get involved with eco initiatives with other crew, such as beach clean-ups, debris removal scuba dives etc. Done as a group it can be great fun and a way to meet other crew in your region.
There are a few things you can personally do to help reduce your yachts carbon footprint whilst at sea or in port. It only takes a little effort and team work to make a massive difference across the whole industry.
Barcelona group organising regular beach-clean ups
Raising environmental awareness throughout the superyacht industry
Promoting respect for our oceans
Committed to reducing the impact of yacht operations
Balearic Islands Marine Conservation
Plastic pollution workshops and research projects for ocean health