Despite its small population, about 11,000 inhabitants, the Territory of Wallis and Futuna is strongly impacted by marine litter, as all the Pacific islands.

Marine litter, including micro-plastics, has an impact on aquatic life and fish caught along the island's shores, and therefore on the economic resources of the Territory.

Thus, the FAIVA TAUTAI association of professional fishermen of Wallis, with the support of the Direction des services de l’agriculture, de la forêt et de la pêche de Wallis et Futuna, participated in the International Coastal Clean-up Day 2022 by organising a clean-up campaign of the islet Faioa located South of the Territory.

This islet is uninhabited but nevertheless, the volunteers collected, besides plastic bottles and bags, gas bottles, neon lamps, shoes, toothbrushes, house insulation materials, etc.

Here is the link to the video produced following the clean-up campaign.