Marine litter from around the world washes up on Dumfries and Galloway's beaches
dailyrecord.co.ukMarine litter from near and far regularly washes up on the region’s beaches. The Solway Firth Partnership has been attempting to track where it all originates from.
The move is part of the Positive Action for a Cleaner Solway project supported by the Holyrood Government through Marine Fund Scotland.
Items washed up recently include part of a fishing float with goose barnacles that originated in tropical seas, grave flowers and a milk bottle from closer to home.
Some are “weird and wonderful” and with every beach clean this month more are expected to come to light. Nic Coombey, project officer for the Dumfries-based Solway Firth Partnership, said: “The source of many objects is difficult to identify but occasionally we are able to pinpoint the location by using our detective powers with a lot of help from the internet. “A fishing float recently discovered on the shore at Newbie, near Annan, was covered in goose barnacles – an indication that it had spent time in more tropical seas. “Closer inspection revealed that the buoy had a fishing registration number for a boat from Rockport, Massachusetts, USA. “On a Southerness beach clean a container was found that was also covered in goose barnacles.
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