Fishermen facing dwindling catches are latest symbol of the trash crisis that continues to haunt Lebanon
Trash Crisis Haunts Lebanon as Fishermen Suffer
![A boat arrives at port in Bourj Hammoud, a district in Beirut. It has long been overlooked by a trash mountain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4fce1b44-1b86-4d48-8e01-420ea1968261_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boat arrives at port in Bourj Hammoud, a district in Beirut. It has long been overlooked by a trash mountain.
![A protest takes place outside the environment ministry. In 2015, tens of thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against the trash crisis.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2268e38d-d157-4d18-8539-f020502fc562_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protest takes place outside the environment ministry. In 2015, tens of thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against the trash crisis.
![The new site is shown where waste is being dumped into the sea as part of efforts to reclaim land.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c87c2240-872c-4d2e-be39-92af29fd30d8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The new site is shown where waste is being dumped into the sea as part of efforts to reclaim land.
![Fishermen of all generations work from Bourj Hammoud port. They say since the new project their catches have hugely reduced, threatening their livelihoods.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2f5a4056-9c8f-414f-92b9-b87b1dd29bc2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fishermen of all generations work from Bourj Hammoud port. They say since the new project their catches have hugely reduced, threatening their livelihoods.