epa06239472 Seagulls are seen at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, 02 October 2017. The annual State of the Beaches report released on the day, showed 84 percent of monitored swimming sites were considered to have acceptable water quality levels, and 17 estuarine beaches are considered poor. The NSW Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton stated that the water quality monitoring shows that Sydney beach water quality had improved dramatically over the last two decades. EPA/MICK TSIKAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT