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One of the joys of fishing in Japan is taking the catch back to your Japanese-style inn and having the cook grill it for you or turn it into sushi or sashimi (depending on your degree of faith in the cleanliness of Japan’s highly polluted rivers).
Duration of fish consumption referred to the number of years consuming any fish from Lake Ontario, the most polluted Great Lake [ 31 ] , and its tributaries.
Coral reefs are being damaged by careless divers; lagoons that once teemed with tropical fish are now being polluted by suntan lotion; the beaches where sea turtles once laid their eggs are being taken over by sun-beds and volleyball nets; crocodiles and manatees that once cruised the coastal waters are now endangered species.
In the 19th century, Foz was a very popular resort, but the water is now heavily polluted.
What’s more, the mildly alkaline water is said to be positively healthy for bathing — a claim that few seaside resorts can make in these days of polluted shores.