Save the North Sea focuses on the ecological aspects of marine litter as well as the social and economic consequences. The aim is to contribute to a sustainable development in the North Sea region by changing the attitudes to marine litter among the target groups who uses the North Sea for work or recreational purposes. The project was run with co-funding from EU Interreg IIIB North Sea programme from May 2002 to December 2004.
Target groups The main target groups of the Save the North Sea project are fishermen, seamen, leisure boat owners and off shore workers. The project has carried out activities to influence these groups and to reduce marine littering in the long run. Financing The project was co-funded by EU Interreg IIIB North Sea Programme during 2002-2004. Partners The Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation is Lead partner in the project. The additional project partners are: Keep Scotland Beautiful, UK KIMO International, UK  The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden ALTERRA-Texel Marine and Coastal Zone Research, The Netherlands  FEE Norway – Foundation for Environmental Education  Skagen Education Center, Denmark		Save the North Sea project has arranged several environmental courses to discuss sustainable shipping among maritime college students, seamen, and people working within authorities, private companies and NGO:s. The course includes lectures, field studies and group discussions.