Coasts are also very popular places to visit and, by the year 2030, it is estimated that 21 million Australians are likely to live near the coast. It is therefore very important that coastal processes and management are understood, and taken into all aspects of coastal change.
The huge numbers of visitors have many impacts coasts such as Bondi Beach. Many people are not exactly considerate when it comes to disposing of their waste and pollution complications.
People also have the potential to disrupt fragile processes, like sea turtle births and sand dunes.
Litter-
Litter causes a major problem, as it can stay in contact for many years and so on. Approximately, only Australians currently use nearly seven billion plastic bags every year, many of which find their way into our waterways. Animals and birds can choke on, swallow or be strangled by plastic litter. Most litter along Australia’s coasts comes from the land — carried down stormwater drains or carelessly discarded. In recent years, initiatives and campaigns have been set up such as volunteer clean-ups have increased public awareness of the problem, and alternatives to plastic shopping bags .
Pollution-
Many coastlines are highly populated and heavily used. As a result, coastal environments and species are vulnerable to pollution. Run-off and discharge from the land includes stormwater, sewage, industrial waste and agricultural fertilisers and pesticides. Ships can cause pollution through oil spills and by discharging bilge water. Sometimes wastes of various kinds are illegally dumped at sea.
Sea Turtles & Sand Dunes-
Artificial lighting near beaches can hurt the chances of survival for sea turtle hatchlings because it disorients them, making it harder to successfully reach the ocean. Also, sand dunes are hills of sand shaped by wind and found along some shorelines. They act to protect the inland from abnormally high tides all while harboring their own delicate ecosystems.
The huge numbers of visitors have many impacts coasts such as Bondi Beach. Many people are not exactly considerate when it comes to disposing of their waste and pollution complications.
People also have the potential to disrupt fragile processes, like sea turtle births and sand dunes.
Litter-
Litter causes a major problem, as it can stay in contact for many years and so on. Approximately, only Australians currently use nearly seven billion plastic bags every year, many of which find their way into our waterways. Animals and birds can choke on, swallow or be strangled by plastic litter. Most litter along Australia’s coasts comes from the land — carried down stormwater drains or carelessly discarded. In recent years, initiatives and campaigns have been set up such as volunteer clean-ups have increased public awareness of the problem, and alternatives to plastic shopping bags .
Pollution-
Many coastlines are highly populated and heavily used. As a result, coastal environments and species are vulnerable to pollution. Run-off and discharge from the land includes stormwater, sewage, industrial waste and agricultural fertilisers and pesticides. Ships can cause pollution through oil spills and by discharging bilge water. Sometimes wastes of various kinds are illegally dumped at sea.
Sea Turtles & Sand Dunes-
Artificial lighting near beaches can hurt the chances of survival for sea turtle hatchlings because it disorients them, making it harder to successfully reach the ocean. Also, sand dunes are hills of sand shaped by wind and found along some shorelines. They act to protect the inland from abnormally high tides all while harboring their own delicate ecosystems.
Appropriate Usage-
Easy access to transport means that many industries are located in coastal areas. These include service industries, fishing and ports supplying transport for goods and services. Some coastal activities, such as swimming and camping are compatible; others, such as surfing and oil refining are incompatible.
Easy access to transport means that many industries are located in coastal areas. These include service industries, fishing and ports supplying transport for goods and services. Some coastal activities, such as swimming and camping are compatible; others, such as surfing and oil refining are incompatible.