Sea pollution ????

[Jacqui Harvey]

After some wine this evening Scunner, had to think about that for a while...   

[stoop]

Stories never get 'made up' in Calis/Fethiye do they

I'm not saying Liz made anything up but stories here go round like Chinese whispers.

As for believing a local - why don't you believe one who has lived here all his life and runs a beach bar every single day?

Some would say that if someone ran a beach bar they would tell the tourists that everything is fine. I make no comment   

And some would think that someone who ran a beach bar would have a lot to lose if there was crap floating in the sea.

He's already told me and others that he's sure it's the boats and has reported them. What more do you need?

I heard a story first hand the other day. One of our neighbours went on a boat trip and they were told they couldn't dock at one particular, idyllic beach. So the captain emptied the toilet waste, laughed and moved on.

He thought it was hilarious. They thought it was horrible.

[stoop]

.... and I believe Thomson have poo pood that report!

[stoop]

Amazing how Jacqui fails to respond to the fact cruise ships are accused of causing so much pollution in the form of human waste.

I guess it's ok to turn a blind eye if you enjoy the trip

[Jacqui Harvey]

I do know, from a passenger that took a tour, that the cruise ship I was on, had a filteration system of some sort so it did not discharge raw sewage.   

[Blindside]

I didn't see any boats coming that close into shore or taking that route? They all seem to head the other way out of Fethiye out to sea.

What's further round the corner away from the hotel? Is that a bay that a boat(s) would visit and therefore could empty their tanks? Or do boats ever sit in the bay directly out from the hotel?

Could it be some kind of surface run off due to the local changes on land?

All a bit weird.

[stoop]

Remember the tide brings things in! It doesn't have to be dropped close to the shore in order for things to reach it.l

Read the article Jacqui! The filtration systems are not always sufficient!

[Colwyn]

Funny how often people tell us not to believe what you read in the press. Except when they are telling us not to believe what isn't in the press.

Well I believe the squirrel story.

Squirrels is the name of the Motorized Squad of the Turkish forest rangers whose motor bikes have been fitted with water tanks and foam tanks so they can fight small fires. Don't judge a story by its headline!

http://www.sunexpressnews.com/squirrels-to-extinguish-fire/

[Jacqui Harvey]

I know there are not many cruise liners that come into Fethiye and I know that the cruise liners have to discharge 3 miles out.   So, I am not interested in reading articles about cruise liners.   
It would seem strange that this problem in Koca Calis has only just appeared since the new Resort was built.
Of course, the Sensatori did already discharge sewage in the local canal in Koca Calis, so, I would assume they are the No.1 suspects. 

[MarKar]

We were surprised by the increased amount of local people using the koca end of the beach during the evenings and all day at the weekends.
They are there from early evening until late after, midnight picnicking, (perfectly entitled to do so even if the beach does look like the local tip the following morning). Just a thought......where's the local toilet?.

 Markar