The event held today at the Valencian Club has had several actions parallel to the arrival of the ship, including the presentation of the Sea Plastics project, the delivery of Blue Flag and the release of turtles (Photo Emilio Sanz)

Sea Plastics, an association founded in 2016 by three students from the French school of engineering AgroParisTech, has developed a plan of actions of awareness and environmental awareness as they pass through Valencia, along with the Lycée Français and in collaboration with the Oceanographic Foundation, on microplastics, based on Real Club Nautico de Valencia from which they will explain their research and report on this environmental problem.

Today's event has been attended by Paula Puzón. Secretary of the Environment of the Generalitat Valenciana, accompanied by Juan i Huguet. Secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation; Marisa Tejizo and Marisa Bueno of the Consellery of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition; Sergi Campillo, Deputy Mayor of the City of Valencia, accompanied by Giuseppe Gressi, Councilman; Ana Viciano. Head of the beaches of the City of Valencia; Virginia Yuste, Vice President of ADEAC- Blue Flag programme; Ana Pérez- Montero. Technical Director of ADEAC; Celia Calabuig. President of the Oceanographic Foundation of Valencia; Pepa Ferrando and Elena Balaguer of the Oceanographic Foundation of Valencia; Dimitri Jelinski. President of SEA Plastics, accompanied by Vice President Lorraine Wemaere, as well as Manon Vichot and Hélène Lovato; Alejandro Fliquete, President of the RCN Valencia, with José Rubio Vice President, Salvador Buen Secretario General, Carlos de Beltrán, Manager of the RCN of Valencia.