Gnejna Bay Reveals Sea Bank Rubbish

submitted by St Margaret College Secondary School Verdala Cospicua : Merton Pace, Bjorn Vassallo  for 15-18
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Dissemination description: The photo has been sent to the Times but it is not yet published. The school magazine is being compiled. The school Exhibition will be inaugurated next Monday 3rd April 2017.
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Recently strong winds hit the Maltese islands ending up covering the beautiful sandy beach of Gnejna Bay with brown algae. The sea current waves also brought afloat all the sea bank litter and waste. Such a scene unveils the unclean situation of our local sea bank. Waste and litter at the sea bottom can form a cluster or algal bloom resulting in contaminated sea bottom habitats and the suffocation of local living corals and fish, reducing them in numbers. Sea bottom waste and litter will also affect the human consumption as living fish and shellfish in the area get infected. On Gnejna Bay one can see all sorts of litter and waste: plastic bottles, plastic bags, ropes and even old fishing lures which can easily be consumed by marine animals especially by local sea turtles leading to their death. Immediate clean up action is needed by local authorities.