Diving instructor Carmela Sevilla holds a mesh bag filled with trash during an underwater clean-up drive in Bauan, Batangas province, Philippines on Sept 18, 2021. - Reuters
MANILA (Reuters): Divers in the Philippines pulled plastic bags, drinks bottles and fishing nets from a coral reef on Saturday (Sept 18), joining an annual cleanup that aims to highlight the impact of garbage on the world's oceans.
About a dozen divers cleared rubbish from the reef and nearby beaches as they marked World Cleanup Day in Batangas province, a popular spot for snorkelling and diving south of the capital, Manila.
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