'The problem in the end is that this plastic will accumulate in the tissues of fish, will diffuse its toxic products and we will eat these fish,” said a member of a local French marine association.
The Mediterranean Sea has been known for its pristine beaches, sparkling waters and picture-perfect islands. But humanity’s voracious appetite for plastic appears to have ruined this image.
The plastic “island” has formed as a result of currents that carry the waste north before depositing it between Corsica and Elba, Agence France-Presse reported. He said that unfortunately, large concentrations of plastic in this spot were nothing new, because of the way the currents flow in the area. “The currents in the northwestern Mediterranean are organized in such a way that the water goes up along the Italian coast, and when it arrives at the base of the island of Elba—of the Tuscan archipelago—it cannot pass and will rush into the Corsican canal. That is why we have higher densities,” he said. “When we have adverse weather conditions, for example the northeast wind in summer, we have massive arrivals of plastic on the Corsican coast.
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