Guernsey beach cleans and marine litter

Marine debris and particularly floating plastic is a major hazard for wildlife. Seabirds, turtles and marine mammals may ingest plastic, which may cause their death. Discarded plastic erodes to microscopic particles, which can enter the human food chain. Some plastic softeners may mimic endocrine hormones which impact reproduction.

Marine debris washes up on the Guernsey shore regularly. Much of it is from ships including fishing boats. Storms bring up broken crab and lobster pots. Beach cleaners often find an odd shoe, cigarette lighters, plastic polymer fishing rope, twine, and line, pieces of polystyrene and insulation foam, plastic bags and plastic bottles, and thousands of pieces of hard plastic including disposable plastic cutlery, plastic bottle tops and plastic toys.

Plastic bottle for Egyptian blended oil collected from Petit Port on Guernsey's south coast on the 7th October 2021

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Plastic bottle for Egyptian blended oil collected from Petit Port on Guernsey's south coast on the 7th October 2021

This plastic bottle collected from the shore of Petit Port on Guernsey's south coast had a partial label showing it had contained blended cooking oil from the Port Said Company for Food Industries in Egypt.

When a plastic bottle washes up without a label, this bottle opening will distinguish it from a plastic water bottle. It slows the oil coming out of the bottle.

File No. 071021 181021 4167
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4167 071021 beach litter up 7th October 2021 litter pick Egypt origin Egyptian litter Egyptian origin Egyption origin Narjis brand Petit Port beach clean litter Port Said Company for Food Industries Product of Egypt South Port Said Industrial Zone blended oil blended oil bottle collected 071021 collected 7th October 2021 cooking oil product made in Egypt plastic bottle refined Dawar Shamani Oil refined soybean oil

Sealord photography's biodiversity images began with a focus on international commercial seafood species and the marine life of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Great Britain.

Sealord photography has a growing collection of digital images covering climate change, the environment and sustainability issues.

Sealord photography also covers the Guernsey community and particularly the fund raising activities of Guernsey charities as part of the island's social sustainability.

The fish, shellfish and marine life images would not be possible if it were not for the generosity of commercial and recreational fishermen in Guernsey, and seafood suppliers at various trade shows in the USA, and wholesalers at Fulton Fish Market in New York City.

Many marine biologists have helped identify or confirm the identity of marine species photographed. These people have been mentioned when possible.

Please email: sealord@me.com or sustainableguernsey@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments about Sealord photography. Thank you. Richard Lord

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Sealord photography focuses on three themes:

Biodiversity with an emphasis on marine life

Sustainability relating to construction & urban development; energy; food; transport; and waste.

The Guernsey community

Guernsey beach cleans and marine litter