Kuwait dive team cleans Miskan Island

Kuwait Dive Team, affiliated with the Environmental Voluntary Foundation (EVF), launched the Miskan Island cleaning project which involves lifting metal and plastic scraps in the island. The Marine Operations Official In-Charge of Kuwait Dive Team Waleed Al-Shatti said in press remarks that the team, in cooperation with governmental and voluntary bodies, have cleaned the island. There was a large number of metal and plastic scraps and fishing nets on the island which posed a great threat to the wildlife and marine creatures, he said. Miskan Island is considered as one of the most beautiful Kuwaiti islands, located close to Failaka Island. It is 344,000 square meters in size, and has rocky shores of 2.5 kilometers during the highest tide.