{"id":1857,"date":"2018-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/1857\/one-diver-woke-plastic-pollution-problem\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T04:49:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T04:49:57","slug":"one-diver-woke-plastic-pollution-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/one-diver-woke-plastic-pollution-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"How One Diver Woke Up to the Plastic Pollution Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='p4descriptive_paragraph'>&#8220;One of my biggest fears is that I&#8217;ll not be able to show my kids what diving really is because there&#8217;ll be nothing left for them to see.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A couple years ago, I had the pleasure of teaching a young couple to dive in Thailand on one of my favorite reefs. Weather conditions were perfect, with mild currents and excellent visibility of the stunning topography and bright, vivid corals. Even through the regulator, I could see the smiles on my students\u2019 faces. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69215\" style=\"width: 873px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69215\" class=\" wp-image-69215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/ffe8846e-perfect_reef-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"863\" height=\"647\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-69215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A thriving coral reef in the Andaman Sea, Thailand\u00a0\u00a9Torben Lonne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dive couldn\u2019t have been better \u2014 that is until we started making our way back to the boat. As we swam back along the reef, I noticed the current changing and with that, huge quantities of trash and plastic began to flood the area. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I saw small reef fish swimming amongst the straws, plastic bags and fragments \u2014 I even noticed they were pecking at the plastic. As we ended the dive and got back onboard the boat, we had plastic all around us. The water seemed more like a trash site than ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69216\" style=\"width: 926px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69216\" class=\" wp-image-69216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/940e504c-torben_blog1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"687\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-69216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This flounder belongs in the ocean. The plastic waste does not!\u00a0\u00a9Torben Lonne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69217\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69217\" class=\" wp-image-69217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/a2aabbcf-torben_blog2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"915\" height=\"686\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-69217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plastic waste collected on a dive. It\u2019s too easy to find.\u00a0\u00a9Torben Lonne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>What is plastic doing to our oceans?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past decade, divers, as well as beach lovers, have seen a considerable change to the oceans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even very remote locations are becoming awash with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/16917\/plastic-pollution-reaches-the-antarctic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plastic and other chemicals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Plastics are entering our oceans at an alarming rate \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/key-facts-about-plastic-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">up to 12 million tonnes each year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This huge amount of plastic is wreaking havoc on the underwater environment as well as marine creatures like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/helpsavenature.com\/effects-of-plastic-on-marine-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sea turtles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ocean.si.edu\/ocean-life\/seabirds\/laysan-albatrosses-plastic-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sea birds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who sadly mistake plastic for food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pollution has brought our oceans to the point of disaster, and unless we make a dramatic change, then our oceans, all its inhabitants, and even mankind will be at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>We need to stop plastic pollution at the source<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since that fateful plastic-polluted dive, I have become an ocean advocate and spend my days trying to get the message out there to people from all over the world of just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.divein.com\/articles\/ocean-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how destructive ocean pollution is<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, not only to marine life but also to mankind. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many ways you can help make a difference! Of course, we should do all we can as individuals to avoid single-use plastics: \u00a0bring your own reusable bag to the store, use a reusable water bottle, and refuse straws and plastic packaging whenever you can. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And to my fellow divers, if you\u2019re on a dive and notice a piece of plastic floating past you, why not grab it and put it in the pocket of your BCD? Or, if you\u2019re walking along the beach and see some plastic on the sand, make sure you collect it. By doing these small actions, you might even save the life of a marine creature.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69218\" style=\"width: 906px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69218\" class=\" wp-image-69218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/c49763b6-img_6089-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"672\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-69218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collecting some plastic waste on a dive had a ripple effect when other divers started noticing the trash and picking it up too.\u00a0\u00a9Torben Lonne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But we need to take it a step further because individual actions will never be enough to solve the plastic pollution crisis unless companies stop producing so much throwaway plastic in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How do we get companies to change?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in June, I read <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/where-corporations-are-failing-people-like-you-are-solving-the-plastic-pollution-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Greenpeace and was inspired to discover all the ways I can help send a message to companies that they need to reduce their single-use plastics. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One way in particular caught my attention because it\u2019s really easy to do and perfect for the dive community or anyone else who loves spending time in nature. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you find any piece of branded plastic waste in the ocean, on a river bank or beach, on a nature trail or even on the side of the road, take a picture of it and post it to social media, tag the brand, and use the hashtag <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/isthisyours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#IsThisYours<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is a great way to call out companies for their plastic pollution and provide evidence that their packaging is ending up where it shouldn\u2019t be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And there are many <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/MillionActsOfBlue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more ways to take action<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can get a team of your friends together and start convincing local supermarkets, restaurants, and takeaway places to get rid of their single-use plastics. Another great way to start is by sending a letter to the editor of your local newspaper and bring to light how plastic pollution is affecting your community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The underwater world is truly spectacular, with its huge variety of marine life, mixed with stunningly vivid colored corals and epic underwater scenes. If you\u2019ve never experienced diving before, now would be a good time to start. And even if you don\u2019t ever see the magical underwater world yourself, know that it is there, amazingly beautiful, all the time. And we need to do all we can to protect it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple years ago, I had the pleasure of teaching a young couple to dive in Thailand on one of my favorite reefs. 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