On Saturday, a creative sculpture featuring a goby swallowing plastic waste was placed on Da Nang's My Khe Beach to raise public awareness about the damage done by plastic materials to marine life.

The larger-than-life ‘Goby swallowing plastic waste’ model attracting a great deal of attention from both locals and visitors.

Initiated by the Management Board of the Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang Tourism Beaches, the larger-than-life fish-shaped trash attracted a great deal of attention from both locals and visitors in the city.

The sculpture which is a 5m long and 3m high plastic trash bin made out of bamboo, fishing nets, and other materials, in the shape of cute Goby, was jointly created by foreign volunteers and university students across the city.The Goby being filled with plastic waste collected along the beach really impressed the viewers.

The creation of the Goby model was in active response to environmental protection movements appealing for the public to reduce the discharge of waste, and promote the use of nature friendly materials in many Asian places, including Da Nang, thereby encouraging locals and visitors to beaches to place all waste for collection within the appropriate bins. 

Mr Nguyen Duc Vu, the Head of the Management Board of the Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang Tourism Beaches, highlighted the great significance of the model of the trash-eating fish in conveying the message of protecting the ocean and the marine environment, and promoting civilised lifestyle in the local community.

Also on the same day, there were an exhibition featuring photos which reflect the negative impacts of plastic waste on the ocean, and stands selling food, drinks, and souvenirs to raise money for environmental protection activities.