Dakar's Hann Bay, was once considered one of the most beautiful coves in all Africa.
Today, the former idyllic stretch of fine sand around twenty kilometres long, adjacent to the port of Dakar, has become the dumping ground for an increasing population and ever-expanding industry.
Most of Senegal's manufacturing industry is located along the bay and discharges its waste directly into it.
Ocean pollution is at worrying levels.
In some places, it is almost impossible to see the sand beneath the rubbish and every few hundred metres a sewage pipe discharges into the sea.
Analyses of the water have revealed quantities of bacteria, microplastics and heavy metals that pose a threat to human skin, lungs and eyes, but also to biodiversity.
A multimillion-euro project with financing from foreign donors is promising to clean up the area by 2025.