Plastic bottles a top coastal concern

Plastic bottles and jellyfish emerged as a cause of concern in the latest All-Ireland Coastwatch survey.

The total plastic bottle count by Coastwatch volunteers, at 14,747, was the highest ever for 15 years, according to international co-ordinator Karin Dubsky.

Ms Dubsky, a marine ecologist working at Trinity College Dublin, said plastic bottle litter, at around 60 per km of shoreline, highlighted the need for bottle deposits to stop littering.