From E Duhamel. FOLLOWING the latest purge to clean up the sea lettuce along St Aubin’s Bay (which began on Thursday 23 August) it was hard to believe that once again it was only being dumped at the water’s edge. Given the fact that strong winds from the South/South West had been forecast, it was […]
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TTS face prosecution over beach pollution
TRANSPORT and Technical Services could be prosecuted for repeatedly failing to stop harmful pollutants being pumped into St Aubin’s Bay from the sewage treatment works.
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The cost of cleaning the bay
THANKS to simple chemical compounds and its potential impact on coastal waters, one States department has taken the extraordinary step of investigating whether another should face prosecution.
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Seaweed salvage?
SEAWEED that has turned St Aubin’s Bay green could be cultivated and used in fish food, toothpaste or canned goods, the Environment Minister said on Tuesday.
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The reasons behind the green weed
THE spectacle of a carpet of green seaweed on the beach at St Aubin’s Bay will be familiar enough to most Islanders.
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Attack of the green slime
THE slimy green sludge carpeting St Aubin’s Bay could be removed from the beach in a rethink of how to deal with the perennial problem.
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Island ‘must work together’ to control nitrates entering sea
JERSEY may need a special plant to remove excess nitrates which run into the sea unless farmers and Island authorities work together to control levels of leaking chemicals, the director of environmental protection has warned.
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Let’s at least give our new bus company a chance
SPEAK as you find, as my old granny used to say, and I’d like to think that I’ve generally followed her advice, particularly in relation to the general improvement I found in the bus service provided by Connex when compared with that company’s predecessors.
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Sea lettuce warning
AS if rip currents and jellyfish weren’t enough to worry about, now it turns out that seaweed might be able to kill you, too.
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Sea lettuce warning
AS if rip currents and jellyfish weren’t enough to worry about, now it turns out that seaweed might be able to kill you, too.
