WORLD OCEANS DAY
50 tonnes of Thai garbage flows into sea every year
The Nation June 9, 2015 1:00 am
ABOUT 50 tonnes of garbage flows into the sea from Thailand every year, but less than two tonnes of that amount is collected later, Depart-ment of Marine and Coastal Resources chief Chonlatid Suraswadi said yesterday, which was World Oceans Day.
The garbage comes mostly from the tourism and fishery sectors, causing dirty beaches and the death of about 300 rare marine animals per year, he said.
The department and allies organised World Oceans Day activities at Phuket’s Patong Beach, including a team of 80 volunteer divers to collect garbage from under the sea and along the beach.
Two recent reports by the World Wide Fund For Nature detail the ocean’s vast wealth and role in human and economic well-being. “Reviving the Ocean Economy” said the ocean ranks seventh among the world’s top 10 economies and had “annual output of goods and services” worth $2.5 trillion. Its overall value was put at $24 trillion. Another analysis said every dollar put into marine protection would win triple that in benefits from employment, coastal protection and fisheries, while increased protection of critical habitats could see benefits of up to $920 billion by 2050.
via 50 tonnes of Thai garbage flows into sea every year – The Nation.
I read this and was glad they reported it. I was at one of my favorite beaches that I photograph often Ya Nui with plans on swimming and just enjoying the beauty. I left my camera behind at home but after wading into the water was sadden to see all the plastic bags EVERY WHERE.
The beaches are beautiful and trash is usual picked up. But having a beautiful beach also means the water to be clean. I ruined and ruled out me going in the water. Who wants to swim in that mess!
This was not trash left from tourist as not that many tourist visit this beach. Because it is plastic may not be seen as in this photo. Only when you actual get in the water. I think this was an isolated visit with all the plastic bags, I hope so!
The protected water here is a popular place for fishing trawlers, did they dump their trash here? I dont know?
Have you had any experience with plastic in the beaches you visit and love?
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/
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Such a shame! It s the same here in the Philippines, so many beautiful places going totally wasted because of tons of trash .,, there are some groups of volunteers doing the job the government should do. At their scale. Better than nothing, at least they educate the kids in the neighborhood ..
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Same here groups of Thais and expats trying to clean up. Having a beautiful beach to lure tourist is more than just the sand, also the swim. Thank you for commenting and caring jackie
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Abysmal!
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I hope they will address the problem. They Thailand does a Ok job keeping the beaches clean and I have not noticed so much plastic in the water before. I hope it was an isolated case with so much plastic in the water on this beach! jackie
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