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PLASTIC FISHING TURNING THE TIDE ON MARINE LITTER

COME PLASTIC FISHING WITH US FISH

for plastics in the shadows of the Canary Wharf skyline.

COMPETE

with your colleagues to collect the most – and most interesting – plastic waste.

LEARN

about marine plastics, the circular economy and more from one of Hubbub’s environmental experts.

RELAX

in the sailing centre bar afterwards, and trade tall tales of the high seas.

P O LY- M E R Plastic Fishing takes place on board the world’s first 99% recycled plastic boat, Poly-Mer, and a fleet of smaller craft.

Poly-Mer is a 12-seater punt built by Mark Edwards MBE, a Richmond-based boat builder who previously made the royal barge Gloriana.

PA R T O F A BIGGER JOURNEY We will use the plastic you collect to make more boats like Poly-Mer, creating a recycled flotilla to clean our waterways and raise awareness of issues around marine plastics.

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Fish plastic from the docks.

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Recyclable plastic will be used to make more boats.

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Litter is fished and sorted on the shore.

WHY GO PLASTIC FISHING? FUN TEAM BUILDING Plastic Fishing is exciting, thought-provoking and socially valuable. It also gives you an incredible view of the Canary Wharf skyline.

AWARENESS RAISING At current rates there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. Plastic Fishing is a powerful way to bring this sustainability issue to our doorstep.

BENEFITS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY Plastic Fishing is a partnership with Canary Wharf College, which introduced the activity to the UK. Profits are shared with the school.

Hubbub’s income will go to running educational trips and activities for other schools around London to further the understanding of the marine plastics issue among young people, and promote pride in their environment.

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“A really new and thought-provoking activity...brilliant information on the link between the Plastic Fishing activity and the problem of ocean plastics.

We’d like to do it again!”

- PwC, Summer 2017

BOOK YOUR SESSION Plastic Fishing trips take place on weekdays at Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre, E14.

All trips are led by a RYA Qualified Skipper.

The activity takes around 2 hours including 45-60 minutes fishing.

We run fishing trips for groups of up to 35 people, and can accommodate additional people with activities on the dockside.

Please get in touch for more details and prices.

Contact alex@hubbub.org.uk / 020 3701 7544