A bulldozer and a mechanical shovel were used to clean up seagrass debris at Marsalforn Bay in Gozo recently, with the planning authority’s blessing.
The cleaners, engaged by the Gozo Ministry, used heavy machinery after Mepa accepted the ministry’s method statement.
Such work was previously done by hand because of the sensitive nature of the place and because natural sand is becoming increasingly rare.
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