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Plastic Waste - Plastic waste seen in a small embayment off a nice anchorage in Croatia Cruisers & Sailing Photo Gallery
OK so not exactly
anchoring exactly but this was seen in a very picturesque anchorage in
Croatia. It is a SE facing bay that gets the full brunt of the
winter storms pushing a massive amount of trash into it.
Look closely, can you see the rubbish bin, the garden chair and several buckets? God only knows what else is in that pile but it is a sad indictment of the waste humankind is dumping into the sea.
This year we have seen a dramatic increase in the quantity of floating detritus in the sea around
Croatia. Plastic carrier bags, buckets,
food wrappers, cigarette cartons, plastic bottles, you name it we have seen it float past. Yes even condoms and sanitary products!!
I know all of us who sail take care with our waste so one can only assume this is all from our land based brethren. Maybe it is time we sea lovers made then realise where their litter ends up, the
danger to
shipping it presents and the damage it does to
marine life.
Please feel free to share this picture with others and maybe add others you have to this thread to give even more evidence of the impact litter has on our home.
Keiron