The pre-monsoon churning of currents on the high seas throws up sticky and oily tar balls, which turn people away from Goa’s pristine beaches annually.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/tar-balls-hit-beaches-fauna-goa-tourism
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goa
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/beaches
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-institute-oceanography
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-environmental-engineering-research-institute-neeri
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-waste
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment