Great Barrier Reef: One million tonnes of sludge to be dumped

[shaylavo]

Recently, in media, there has an abundant amount of news about pollution of our waters. I'm sure that a majority of people have heard about "garbage island" or about decreasing the use of plastic straws in order to save sea turtles. Coral reefs in general are already under a great amount of stress due to climate change, as well as rapid decrease in marine life. The Great Barrier Reef, no different from any other coral reef, is also under a great amount of stress due to these reasons. Dumping waste into the ocean will only further damage the coral reefs, which in turn, impacts all of marine life, decreasing biodiversity. Marine life has considerably decreased over the past few decades, and this dumping will only cause additional damage. I agree with you, and also hope that we will be able to put more care into protecting the Great Barrier Reef, as well as other coral reefs. It is awful to see that despite all the news in the media about pollution, especially water pollution, people continue to pollute our oceans. People should be more responsible with how we discard our waste instead of just choosing the cheapest option and dumping it into oceans, undoubtedly damaging our planet.