BENEATH THE LAGOS LAGOON (A PHOTO EXHIBITION EXPLORING THE WASTE UNDER THE LAGOS LAGOON).

Lagos Lagoon is a lagoon sharing its name with the city of Lagos, Nigeria, the largest city in Africa, which lies on its south-western side. The Lagoon is more than 50 km long and 3 to 13 km wide, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a long sand spit 2 to 5 km wide, which has swampy margins on the lagoon side. Its surface area is approximately 6,354.7 km². The Lagoon is fairly shallow and is not plied by ocean-going ships, but by smaller barges and boats.

In the past years, attention has been made on the waste on the Lagos Lagoon and its shoreline. Different initiative/effort from government, non-governmental organisation, private company and individual has been carried out with the aim of reducing the waste burden on the Lagoon.

However, what “lies” beneath the Lagos Lagoon is what environmentalist, conservationist, marine expert can not predict. There are different opinions on the “State of Health” of the Lagoon. Some says the Lagoon is polluted biologically, while others say the level of chemical pollution within the Lagos Lagoon is beyond our imagination. Beneath the Lagos Lagoon is an underwater expedition that will document the various waste lying under the floor of the Lagos Lagoon.

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