Today at the Nassau grouper spawning aggregation site, we sadly found a large plastic bag floating in the ocean. Paul Chin from the Grouper Moon Team was able to remove the bag from the ocean.

Plastic pollution is an ever growing problem around the world. Seeing large plastic bags like this in the ocean is devastating as sea turtles, fish, or other marine life could easily become entangled or ingest the plastic.

It is estimated that eight million tons of plastic enters our ocean every year, which is in addition to the estimated 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic already in the ocean.

You can help to reduce plastic pollution in our oceans by refusing items that come in single-use plastic packaging, recycling, participating in beach cleanups, and educating others about plastic pollution. Together, we can make a difference.