'Inside, the fish are black': the pollution tainting Tunisian beaches | Simon Speakman Cordall

Across the Gulf of Tunis, domestic and industrial waste is pouring into the sea, rendering stretches of coastline 'unusable'Samir Sdiri is insistent. "There are hardly any fish left. Those that they do catch are dirty. If you open up their gills, you can see that the inside is black."Against the cafe's chatter, Lobna Ben Ali Bouazza nods in agreement. "When I was a child, my parents would let us play on the beach here all day, swimming in the sea - everything. These used to be the best beaches around. Now I take my children elsewhere." Continue reading...