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If you love the ocean....

Postby pembssurfer » Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:20 am

....please read this article, we can't allow things to get any worse!

http://www.surftalk.co.uk/forums/conten ... -Fantastic

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Re: If you love the ocean....

Postby kitesurfer » Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:41 am

Agreed there is probably too much plastic around but i find it hard to believe that this statement out of the article is true
"Stop using plastic bags – the number 1 killer for marine life as they are mistaken for jelly-fish"

Errm what about humans? Surely we catch and kill way more marine life?

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Re: If you love the ocean....

Postby pembssurfer » Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:34 pm

You're absolutely right there, but I think the article was referring to deaths attributable to marine litter!
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Re: If you love the ocean....

Postby Ged » Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:14 pm

apparently turtles think plastic bags are jellyfish, try to eat them and choke. So they are probarbly referring to the number one killer of marine turtles. I dont have a clue if this is actually the case, especially since most baby turtles die by being eaten by just about everything.
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Re: If you love the ocean....

Postby PapaW » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:20 pm

Yeah if you've ever seen a floating bag (from underwater) esp. if its been about for a while and the colouring has deteriorated it does look like a jelly... Try to cough up a plastic bag when your throat looks like this..

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Re: If you love the ocean....

Postby naniekso » Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:14 am

i can surf a turtle lol

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Re: If you love the ocean....

Postby parrysurf » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:59 pm

after each session find a piece and pick it up.......if it like my beaches, you can have several without taking a step out of your way!

Teach your kids to not litter.

If you see some one littering....heckle them, make them feel like the dirt they are soiling.
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