WHO would have believed it? Jaws will be on our doorstep in just over 30 years’ time!

It is very easy to be flippant about this sort of scare story but it should also served as a salutary warning to us all.

The chances of seeing a Great White shark circling Brighton Pier any time soon are beyond remote, so there is no imminent need to panic.

However, there is no doubt that global warming is having a profound affect on our planet and the startling statistic that soon enough there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish is a damning indictment of our throwaway society.

It is reassuring to know that rapid strides are now being taken to combat the use of plastic wherever possible and also to crack down on litter.

However, there is much more to do as the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, Caroline Lucas, has repeatedly said.

We are extremely fortunate to live in a city beside the seaside, particularly in the summer with the sun beating down and the beach looking like a scene from the Mediterranean.

There is one key difference though. Beaches in the Med are normally clean and tidy whereas as ours after a sunny summer’s day are often besmirched by the amount of litter left behind as sunseekers head home having topped up their tans.

So please, for the sake of all of us and future generations, put your litter in the bin.

As a footnote, swimmers can relax, the chances of being attacked by a shark are about a million to one and off Brighton beach probably ten times that.