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.

Caribbean Bottling Company bottle top collected from a beach by Fort Le Marchant on Guernsey's north coast

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Caribbean Bottling Company bottle top collected from a beach by Fort Le Marchant on Guernsey's north coast

The CBC plastic bottle along with the bottle closure (photographed) was collected from a west facing beach south of Fort Le Marchant on Guernsey's north coast on the 24th September 2021.

The Instagram account @TCTrashArt that collects beach litter from Hutchinson Island, Florida, USA kindly identified this logo for me. This brand commonly washes up at Hutchinson Island. On the day I made the inquiry to identify this logo, they found five similar bottle tops on the beach at Hutchinson Island.

The Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) is based in Nassau, The Bahamas. The company also operates out of the Turks & Caicos Islands.

http://www.cbcbahamas.com/

The file name includes the date of collection followed by the date of photography.

File No. 240921 041021 3773
©RLLord
sealordphoto@gmail.com
marinelitterguernsey@gmail.com

3773 24th September 2021 litter pick CBC bottle top Caribbean Bottling Company Guernsey north coast beach clean litter cobble shore collected 240921 collected 24th September 2021 green bottle top plastic water bottle closure south of Fort Le Marchant west facing beach

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