(Posted 27th November 2024)
The Seychelles Ocean Festival, formerly known as SUBIOS, will commence tomorrow across the islands after a 5 year absence and run until Saturday this week.
Activities are planned on the main island of Mahe but also on Praslin, La Digue, Alphonse and D’Arros where beach and ocean cleanups will take place, allowing both locals and visitors to participate. At the Berjaya Beau Vallon Resort as well as at the National Museum will exhibitions take place.
The festival will be held under the theme “Safeguarding Our Oceans“, a topic of particular concern for the Seychelles and other small island states.
Bernadette Willemin, the Director General for Destination Marketing, stated ahead of the start of the festival tomorrow: “The most important aspect of this festival that we must highlight is the collaboration between NGOs, government entities, and tourism establishments. This richness from our oceans, it is important that we are able to protect it and that everyone works together to do so. It is important that we safeguard it for our children in the future. And we have many partners who will be participating in the festival, who normally ensure on a daily basis that the ocean is protected. We made sure that the activities cater to everyone from locals to foreigners. And most importantly for the children; they are the future of our country and they therefore will be the ones continuing this in the future. We will have activities that will engage the community, such as a family fun day, community story-telling, and arts and craft workshops.”
The main sponsor of the Ocean Festival is the Save Our Seas Foundation, based in Geneva, Switzerland, which has a research centre on D’Arros Island.
