World Ocean Day: Cork's coastal communities take to the beaches for a spring clean

Irish charity Clean Coasts worked with the National Spring Clean initiative to hand out clean-up kits for tomorrow's events

Garretstown Beach: one of the sites of World Ocean Day beach clean-ups. Picture: Andy Gibson.

Wednesday is World Ocean Day, and across the globe, people are being asked to consider the questions facing the world's deep waters, including industrial pollution and marine litter, as well as the ongoing 30/30 campaign, to protect 30% of the planet's land and oceans to help stabilise climate in face of impending change.

Close to home, the beaches and coastal towns of County Cork will be hotbeds of community action, as local volunteer groups and individuals head out on a clean-up to mark the day's importance.