#itIsNotTooLate – Seagrass bedsZostera marina, Zostera noltei and Cymodocea nodosa, their importance for the fish world and the overall ecosystem of the three seas.
In amount of 189.220,49 HRK obtained through the FLAG Three Seas tender for the selection of the project Measures 2.1. support for the valuation, protection and promotion of the natural resource base – rivers, seas and coasts within the implementation of the Local Development Strategy in fisheries FLAG Three Seas for the period 2014-2020.
The NGO Lončari project consists of a full range of activities from volunteer cleaning actions, through research work, to art installation and multilingual internet presentation. Project partners are The Zrmanja Ecological Association and the Marine Explorers Society 20.000 leagues. Through this project we will permanently remove a significant part of pollution from the basin of the Zrmanja and Bijela rivers, support the importance of seagrass beads of the Karin Sea consisting of seagrass flowers: Zostera marina, Zostra noltei, Cymodocea nodosa. Finally, to acquaint locals and tourists with the values of these seagrass beds for the ecosystem and the quality of life of fish and other inhabitants of the sea area of the FLAG Three Seas.
The winning work of the international competition “On Accepting The Undesirable”, the installation called “See glass again” by Dodd Holsapple (USA), was presented at OPG-u Pueblo Escondido in Lončarima.
In September and October this year, Holsapple will become the eleventh resident of that place, where he will work on an art installation for the creation of which he will use more than a ton and a half of glass that was collected in two volunteer eco-actions to clean the canyon of the River Bijela in 2020. and 2022. year.
Also at May Day action of arranging the eastern approach to the canyon of the River Bijela which organized by the Paklenica Sports-Climbing Club, The Lončari Association
and the Marking Section of the PD Paklenica.
The entire project will be shown via internet presentation, photo-video documentations, to promote the values and importance of the LAGUR Three Seas aquaculture area and the Natura 2000 areas.