Today is International Coastal Cleanup Day.

According to the Department of Coastal Conservation, this day falls on the third  Saturday of September each year.

The main event commemorating this day will be held in Crow Island, in Mattakkuliya.

Meanwhile, the Department of Coastal Conservation says that today to September to September 23 , has been assigned  National Marine and Coastal Resources Protection Week.

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