In Celebration of World Oceans Day, Inter Miami CF and Fracht Group Announce Alliance With Miami Dade Sea Turtle Conservation Program

In celebration of World Oceans Day, Inter Miami CF and Fracht Group announce alliance with the Miami Dade Sea Turtle Conservation Program to offer aid to an important species of local marine life that calls South Florida home. At the end of the month, Inter Miami players and staff, and members of the Fracht Group will come together to participate in a sea turtle egg hatching event, in which they will aim to help guide the newly hatched turtles home to the ocean.

The focus of the program – which was established in the 1980s and monitors sea turtles nests across 19 miles of the county from March until October – is to protect all species of sea turtles in South Florida, as they play a vital role in the health of the oceans.

Inter Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender, meanwhile, has also partnered with Fracht Group on a global campaign, Pitch for the Planet. Callender will serve as the Seakeeper, and for every save that the goalkeeper makes, Fracht Group, with the help of #TeamSeas will remove 1,500 pounds of ocean debris.

Callender participated in a beach cleanup at Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park in Broward County back in February. The group, including Callender, Julian Gressel, David Ruiz and the U-17 Academy Team joined Inter Miami CF staff and Fracht Group to take part in the community activation, collecting 205 lbs of waste, thus helping to tackle the growing issue of plastic pollution.

“I draw a connection to my childhood, and the space nature provides me,” said Callender following the event. “Doing a beach cleanup with Fracht helped me connect with that part of myself that I enjoy, which is being outside; I enjoy the beach. It’s also just a way to give back to the world, help keep our environment clean, and be a community role model for the kids that are out here.”