Venice is the clearest it has been in 60 years, and dolphins have been spotted down in southern Italy, swimming in clearer water. The canals in Venice are clearer than they have been for a long time, due to lockdown measures taken in the face of coronavirus.

Right now, though, the whole country is … AN OCTOPUS has been spotted in the now crystal clear canals of Venice under coronavirus lockdown.

The eight-legged visitor has left Venician scientists confused after it … Here's an unexpected side effect of the pandemic – the water's flowing through the canals of Venice is clear for the first time in forever.

The tourists know it, the locals know it, and the gondoliers certainly know it: Don't swim in the Venice canals. Venice canals run clear as coronavirus lockdown eases pollution NSW council votes to take fluoride removal poll to the people Prominent irrigators found guilty of breaching water-take regulations Gavin Evans is a contributor for Complex Media. The reality is that, liberated from the impact of human beings, Venice's waterways would always look that clear.

Venice's waterways may look pretty, but they are actually a sewage system for the Italian city. Updated 4 months ago. S ince Italy went under nationwide lockdown March 10 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the images of Venice circulating on social media are beautiful and haunting at once—the lagoon’s water, typically murky, is now so clear that on some of the shallower canals it’s even possible to see straight down to the bottom.

Mar 17, 2020. Venice's Water Looks Clearer Due to Italy's Coronavirus Quarantine.
Share This Story. Water in Venice Canals Goes Crystal Clear Amidst Coronavirus Lockdown By Sophie Hirsh. The typically-murky water in the streets is flowing so clearly that fish can actually be spotted swimming, and even the swans and dolphins have returned.

The fish are visible, the swans returned. There have even been reports on …
REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri Take Venice, one of Italy 's biggest tourist attractions, which is usually heaving with visitors throughout the year. Venice's quarantine and absence of traffic makes canals clear again. The canals of Venice have become as clear as streams thanks to the absence of tourists and much-reduced traffic due to Italy's quarantine measures to tackle the Coronavirus outbreak. Clear water is seen in Venice's canals due to less tourists, motorboats and pollution, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Venice, Italy, March 18. "Venice hasn't seen clear canal water in … By Gavin Evans.