Goletta Verde and Goletta dei laghi 2024: flagship events. Goletta Verde will depart on June 28 from La Spezia (Liguria)-with a press tour and seminar aimed at mussel farmers and fishermen, as part of the LifeMuscles project, to discover sustainable mussel farming-and then conclude its journey along the Peninsula on August 13 in Monfalcone (GO) in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It will make stops in all 15 coastal regions. Highlights include July 1 in Tuscany, on the Calambrone (PI) beach, with “Tartadogs” in action searching for sea turtle nests. On July 22 in Calabria on the issue of illegal building, among the hardest hit regions but from where positive news is also coming, such as the demolition of the Palazzo Mangeruca ecomonster in Torre Melissa (KR); in Puglia in Manfredonia (FG) on marine biodiversity and Caretta caretta turtles; in Sicily with the “NO Ponte sullo stretto” mobilization that will also turn the spotlight on the impacts of the climate crisis on coastal areas. While Goletta dei Laghi will leave on June 28 from Trentino-Alto Adige-where it will return after 10 years with a walk along Lake Serraia-and then conclude its journey on August 2 with an account of the state of health of Calabria's lakes. Among the reported events, two in Piedmont: on July 12 in Prarolo (VC)on Lake Orta, with Beach Litter activities to monitor beached litter together with volunteers, shedding light on the main sources and causes in order to reduce its presence; on July 14 in Turin there will be the “Big Jump” initiative, promoted within the framework of the LIFE Climax Po project: a special edition of the European Rivers Network's historic campaign, with a “big jump” into the Po to raise awareness of the river's health, its use and the serious threat of drought. Projects on board. Also this year the Green schooner is hosting “Discovering the Sea” environmental education workshops, free of charge and aimed at teens-and, children-and. With the Life Delfi and Life Elife project we will listen to dolphin dialogues and understand why we should not be afraid of sharks. With Life Turtlenest we will discover how to protect sea turtle nests and help their hatchlings reach the sea safely. With Life SeaNet we will shed light on the extraordinary richness of the marine sites of the Natura 2000 Network. And it is precisely the marine ecosystems that will be the protagonists of the “Deep Blue” photo contest aimed at all marine practitioners and lovers, who will have until Sept. 30, 2024, to send their shots to info@lifeseanet.eu. With Life Muscles they will discover alternative solutions to polypropylene (PP) nets used in mussel farms, one of the most frequently found wastes on the Mediterranean seabed and beaches.