Sands Of Slime
September 2, 2006 @ 11:51 AM (EST)
Source: News.com.au
The amount of rubbish being washed up on Queensland beaches is increasing, and causing "appalling" deaths among ocean wildlife.
It is particularly evident on North Stradbroke Island in Moreton Bay, where a recent large swell and tidal changes coupled with Queensland's escalating litter problem has dumped massive amounts of garbage onshore...
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