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Coastline in trouble
Nov. 12th, 2007 11:15 amAfrican coastline threatened
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=324477&area=/insight/insight__national/
Africa’s coastline is in trouble. Research shows that over the past three decades, the amount of fish in West African waters has declined by up to 50%. Pollution has also increased in the same waters, including South Africa’s west coast as more oil companies set up shop in Africa’s west coast waters. A damning report shows that sensitive wetlands (mangroves) and coastal forests have been lost forever, while the increased nutrient loads in fresh-water and coastal systems are causing coastal “dead zones”.
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=324477&area=/insight/insight__national/
Africa’s coastline is in trouble. Research shows that over the past three decades, the amount of fish in West African waters has declined by up to 50%. Pollution has also increased in the same waters, including South Africa’s west coast as more oil companies set up shop in Africa’s west coast waters. A damning report shows that sensitive wetlands (mangroves) and coastal forests have been lost forever, while the increased nutrient loads in fresh-water and coastal systems are causing coastal “dead zones”.
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