We did a wonderful hike today to a remote beach that faces west. It catches a lot of ocean a trash. From fishing boats a lot of it is, but also from irresponsibly discarded anthropogenic sources. Fishing boats are not throwing legos in the ocean people. We can all made a difference. Reduce your consumption of plastic.
These are the microplastics that I picked out of this 1’ x 1’ square area of the beach. These are just the pieces I can easily see with my eye, between surges of ocean where crabs frolic in the foam and children run from the waves.
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