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Originally Posted by bakersindr
However when we got close enough to the edge to look downwards we were apalled at the incredible amount of garbage alone the entire shore of the bay. We walked along the entire Malecon and I never once saw even the smallest fish. I'm sure the collosal amount of garbage has killed or driven off most life in the bay. Labour is cheap in the D.R. You would think the local government would do something to clean it up to impress all the tourists coming through these days.
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It CAN be bad. However, it's not all what it seems. Keep in mind that it's a closed Bay, and suffers from how the water flows into it.
I often see swarms of folks there cleaning up the garbege from the bay during low tides. But it'll rain, trash from all over-not just Samana City-flows into the ocean, and because of tides, winds and currents ends up against the Malecon wall. I'm not letting the folks in Samana off the hook regarding fault. But the problem goes beyond the Samana people themselves.
The same thing happens in my hometown of Tampa. There are places on the bay that just collect garbege in the water. It's similar in Samana, but worse because of the garbage problem that the whole island suffers from.
The problem with the area is there is no plan for water mitigation. That's why the roads are bad (not just because of the huge aquaduct project). They can repave time after time...but when it rains there are torrents of water flowing across the roads and pooling in the low spots. Water kills asphalt, and Samana is a perfect example.
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