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.
Read MoreMarine 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.
Lobster pot tag from Maine Zone D in 2013 found at Petit Port on Guernsey's south coast on 26 January 2018
A Maine Zone D lobster pot tag with trap number 0372 from 2013 belonging to license holder 14840 found on the sea shore at Petit Port on Guernsey's south coast on 26 January 2018.
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A1Maine lobster trap tagPetit Port beach cleanPetit Port marine litterYear 2013Zone Dat sea five yearsbeach cleancollected 26 January 2018green taglobster trap taglost at seaowner's license 14840sea brings forthsea shore littertrap number 0372
