Una triste imagen resume la contaminación de nuestros mares

It’s a photo that I wish didn’t exist but now that it does I want everyone to see it. What started as an opportunity to photograph a cute little sea horse turned into one of frustration and sadness as the incoming tide brought with it countless pieces of trash and sewage. This sea horse drifts long with the trash day in and day out as it rides the currents that flow along the Indonesian archipelago. This photo serves as an allegory for the current and future state of our oceans. What sort of future are we creating? How can your actions shape our planet?
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thanks to @eyosexpeditions for getting me there and to @nhm_wpy and @sea_legacy for getting this photo in front of as many eyes as possible. Go to @sea_legacy to see how you can make a difference. . #plastic #seahorse #wpy53 #wildlifephotography #conservation @nhm_wpy @noaadebris #switchthestick

Una publicación compartida por Justin Hofman (@justinhofman) el 12 de Sep de 2017 a la(s) 8:28 PDT

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) is located in the mostly uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Despite its remote location, this area is greatly impacted by marine debris, brought to the monument by winds and currents. The NOAA Marine Debris Team (@noaafisheries, @noaadebris, and @noaasanctuaries) has removed 848 metric tons of debris from PMNM, including many everyday items that you might find around your home, office, or just on the street. During the 2016 cleanup, the Team removed 540 cigarette lighters, 4,457 bottle caps, 485 toothbrushes and personal care products, 1,468 beverage bottles, 570 shoes and flip flops, and 8,562 fragments of plastic items. (Photos: NOAA) #MarineDebris #MarineDebrisWeek #Plastic # #Hawaii #Cleanup #Beach #Ocean #NWHIDebris #Pacific

Una publicación compartida por NOAA Marine Debris Program (@noaadebris) el 13 de Sep de 2017 a la(s) 8:03 PDT

March is Youth Art Month and we're celebrating with this #tbt Marine Debris Art Contest Winner from 2012. This month, we will announce this years winners — so stay tuned! #MarineDebris10YR #marinedebris #art #artcontest

Una publicación compartida por NOAA Marine Debris Program (@noaadebris) el 3 de Mar de 2016 a la(s) 2:04 PST

#TBT Part 1: Marine debris can impact our ocean in many ways, one of which is wildlife entanglement. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is home to many animals including sea turtles. This hawksbill sea turtle was found in 2005 during a marine debris cleanup mission. NOAA divers worked tirelessly to free the entangled turtle from the derelict fishing net. Learn more about this effort in our recent blog: http://bit.ly/25LNOVw #hawksbill #marinedebris #MarineDebris10YR #seaturtle #Hawaii #ocean #litter #derelictnets #fishinggear #fishing #Pacific

Una publicación compartida por NOAA Marine Debris Program (@noaadebris) el 7 de Abr de 2016 a la(s) 11:45 PDT

Day 2 — "Weird item of the day": A curious Laysan Albatross checks out a toothbrush on the beach. Last year the Marine Debris team removed 705 toothbrushes and personal care items from the shorelines of Midway Atoll. (Photo credit: NOAA CREP) #NWHIDebris #marinedebris #cleanup #Hawaii #Midway #ocean

Una publicación compartida por NOAA Marine Debris Program (@noaadebris) el 15 de Abr de 2016 a la(s) 1:14 PDT

We've kicked off our #NWHIDebris Mission 2016 Here's today's "weird item of the day": A toy motorcycle washed up on the sandy shores of North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll. (Photo credit: NOAA CREP) #marinedebris #plastic #northwesternhawiianislands #hawaii #cleanup #removal #plastic #beach #ocean

Una publicación compartida por NOAA Marine Debris Program (@noaadebris) el 14 de Abr de 2016 a la(s) 11:46 PDT

The northwestern Hawaiian islands are uninhabited and yet strange and yet debris from all across the Pacific ends up on these shorelines. Today's unusual find during the #MarineDebrisTeam's cleanup was this piece of tubing material sticking out from the sand on Eastern Island. It was removed out of the way for Laysan Albatross to enjoy their home. @noaasanctuaries #ocean #cleanup #NOAA #NorthwesternHawiianIslands #NOAA #conservation #shoreline #hawaii #beach #marinedebris #litter Photo credit: NOAA PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program

Una publicación compartida por NOAA Marine Debris Program (@noaadebris) el 20 de Abr de 2016 a la(s) 12:50 PDT

Trash can float for thousands of miles in the ocean. This single-use coffee cup found its way to distant Pearl and Hermes Atoll to land in the shoreline survey conducted today during the NWHI marine debris removal mission. #NWHIDebris #plastics #foam #coffee #debris #marinedebris #trash #ocean #beach #cleanup #shoreline #hawaii #northwesternhawaiianislands

Una publicación compartida por NOAA Marine Debris Program (@noaadebris) el 3 de May de 2016 a la(s) 12:53 PDT