Plastic rubbish and oil tarball, Balos Beach, Crete, Greece.

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Plastic crate and tarballs from oil spills washed up on Balos Beach, on Gramvousa peninsula, in north western Crete, Greece. The beach is famous for its white sands and turquoise waters and is a protected nature reserve. The Mediterranean contains a huge amount of disgarded plastics, 15% of which ends up on beaches. In May 2011, the EU started a project, paying fisherman to catch plastic in the Mediterranean.

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Size: 5524px × 3683px
Location: Balos Bay, Crete, Greece
Photo credit: © deadlyphoto.com / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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