Divers are removing hundreds of old tires, plastic jugs and other junk that was dumped off the Newport Beach coast nearly 30 years ago by a man who thought he was helping the ocean environment. The cleanup began last week, the California Coastal Commission said Wednesday. It’s very good for the fish.”But his research was “deeply flawed,” according to the Coastal Commission. Over the years, the Coastal Commission and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife kept tabs on the reef. Since then, divers have been pulling tires from the water at the rate of about 100 a day, according to the commission.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 19, 2017 03:33 UTC