China is troubling from everywhere! Now throw in the sea of India remains garbage

Most of the plastic that goes into the sea gets collected on the sea floor or on the coasts. (Photo: AFP)

Marine garbage is dangerous not only for the sea but for everyone. A large amount of debris is accumulating on the islands of the Western Indian Ocean, about which a recent research was done and the source of the debris was detected. Research has revealed that this garbage is flowing from China.

Marine plastic pollution is a huge threat to marine ecosystems and all those who depend on the sea for livelihood, tourism and other social or economic activities. It is believed that only a small part of the plastic that enters the sea floats on the surface of the ocean, while the rest of the plastic accumulates in deep-sea sediments or on the sea coasts, which is dangerous for the environment.

A large amount of debris is accumulating on the western Indian Ocean islands. But the question is where is this garbage coming from? Recently a research was done on this and the source of debris has been traced. Researchers have given suggestions to reduce this danger.

A huge amount of garbage is accumulating on the beaches. (Photo: dustan-woodhouse/unsplash)

According to the researchers, this debris mostly comes from the North and East Indian Ocean and ships. Many of these western Indian Ocean islands, such as Aldabra in the Seychelles, have little or zero pollution, yet large amounts of garbage accumulate on its beaches.

According to the research published in the journal Science Direct, bottles with labels from countries as far away as China, Thailand and Indonesia were often found in garbage when cleaning up beaches, but they were not as obvious. So we ran global marine dispersal simulations to clarify our estimates.

This waste is dangerous for the marine ecosystem (Photo: naja-bertolt-jensen/unsplash)

Plastic pollution can enter the ocean directly from land, either from the coast or from rivers. Researchers found that most of the pollution on these islands came mainly from Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka. However, they found that the currents, wind and waves did not account for the number of bottles found on these beaches that came from countries such as China and Thailand. Most of these bottles have definitely been thrown overboard.

Researchers found that half of the Aldabra bottles had labels that said they came from China. This suggests that most of the debris arriving on these islands may have been removed illegally from ships crossing the Indian Ocean.

The labels on the bottles indicated they came from China (Photo: brian yurasits/unsplash)

The researchers believe that for the southern Seychelles, monsoon winds, mainly in February-April, can cause beach debris. They have advised that since waves can break debris into smaller pieces on beaches, it should be cleaned up immediately after it collects. He has also said that there is an urgent need to observe the type and sources of debris accumulating on these islands. Those beaches should be seen first, where regular cleaning is not done.

The researchers also say that the seasonal cycle of debris accumulation may be exacerbated by events such as El Niño, but may not have a significant impact. According to research, much of the debris that accumulates on some remote islands like Aldabra comes from fisheries. Debris from fisheries along the Seychelles beach, associated with purse-seine fisheries, came from the Indian Ocean, near Seychelles, but gear associated with longline fisheries may have come from much further away.

Researchers have come to the conclusion that the sources of pollution for these remote islands are quite complex and many. That's why they support efforts to curb the sources of pollution. The rate of accumulation of this debris can be predicted to some extent, which will help in cleaning in the coming times.