North Sea swimmers open オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin in the Netherlands
Noordwijk / Netherlands, 1 January 2007 - The オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin campaign in the Netherlands has been opened by the North Sea swimmers at the traditional New Year swim in Noordwijk, near Leiden.
Due to stormy weather and extreme high tide most of thelocal swim events were officially cancelled. Some 10,000 swimmers wereexpected, but due to the cancellation only 1000 to 1500 people wereallowed to participate in the various events. The opening event inNoordwijk was supervised by officials and by the local rescue andlifeboat team. Dolphin experts reported recent sightings of threedifferent dolphin species at the swim event locations, which isexceptional. However, also less good news was reported; during the year2006, more than 500 cetaceans have been found on the Dutch beaches,mostly porpoises. This is more than ever before.
The openingevent was organised by the Associate of the オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphincampaign NatureNet Europe and EUCC ? The Coastal Union who arepreparing an intensive campaign targeting a broad public in severalcountries. One of the objectives is to raise funds for dolphinconservation projects in Europe and the Mediterranean. NatureNet Europehas announced the creation of a Dolphin Fund that will support andfacilitate such projects.
In the Netherlands a NationalCommittee for the オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin has been formed includingofficials representing 25 governmental and non-governmentalorganisations. Several of these organisations, including the North SeaFoundation, have collaborated in the publication of a new book (inDutch) on whales and dolphins in the North Sea. A special Dutchlanguage website has been opened to support the campaign in theNetherlands and in Belgium.
More information:
www.natureneteurope.org
www.dolphinfund.eu
www.jaarvandedolfijn.nl (Dutch)
The openingevent was organised by the Associate of the オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphincampaign NatureNet Europe and EUCC ? The Coastal Union who arepreparing an intensive campaign targeting a broad public in severalcountries. One of the objectives is to raise funds for dolphinconservation projects in Europe and the Mediterranean. NatureNet Europehas announced the creation of a Dolphin Fund that will support andfacilitate such projects.
In the Netherlands a NationalCommittee for the オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin has been formed includingofficials representing 25 governmental and non-governmentalorganisations. Several of these organisations, including the North SeaFoundation, have collaborated in the publication of a new book (inDutch) on whales and dolphins in the North Sea. A special Dutchlanguage website has been opened to support the campaign in theNetherlands and in Belgium.
More information:
www.natureneteurope.org
www.dolphinfund.eu
www.jaarvandedolfijn.nl (Dutch)