Ischia Celebrates the Sea and Maritime Culture Day with a Rich Program of Activities

Exhibitions, screenings, workshops and workshops, meetings with fishermen, recreational activities and readings, outdoor sports sessions and sailing, and above all, a committed awareness-raising activity, aimed especially at the new generations: on Thursday, April 11, the island of Ischia celebrates the Day of the Sea and Maritime Culture by proposing a long list of non-stop initiatives, coordinated by the protected marine area Kingdom of Neptune and the Coast Guard, under the command of Lieutenant Antonio Magi, with the involvement of some schools and sports and environmental associations of the territory. The initiatives, which start in the morning and end in the late afternoon, embrace the village of Ischia Ponte and the beach of San Pietro, the port areas of Casamicciola, Forio and Sant'Angelo, the municipal library of Serrara Fontana and also translate into some boat trips, in collaboration with the Ischia section of the Naval League: young people and children will be shown the main basic techniques of navigation. Furthermore, animated readings, demonstrations of the activities of the Circomare, a bibliographic exhibition on the sea at the Antoniana Library of Ischia, free visits to the Ethnographic Museum of the Sea, courses on recognizing traces of sea turtles on the beaches, with the project 'Caretta in sight', screenings and activities of environmental awareness and education, with extra activities for the sea cleaners in service on the island's shores and a workshop on microplastics, whose spread increasingly threatens marine ecosystems. 'A varied and widespread program, which will certainly help us to effectively instill the culture of the sea in the new generations, reflecting together on the increasingly indispensable need to protect and enhance the immense heritage that surrounds our islands, and that gives us well-being and beauty,' emphasizes Antonino Miccio, director of the protected marine area Kingdom of Neptune.