This Heartbreakbreaking Photo Reveals a Troubling Reality. A small estuary seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, drifts in the polluted waters near Sumbawa Besar, Sumbara Island, Indonesia. Photographer Justin Hofman‘s image of a seahorse swimming with a discarded cotton swab illustrates the issues of pollution in our oceans. (Source: NationalGeographic.com, Sept 19, 2017)
Good Morning dear David, I heard that fishes started to eat plastic… This is so sad and yes worse. Thank you, Love, nia
Yes Nia. It’s terrible.
Lately, I shake my head in despair with such frequency, I think I’m developing a tic. Yet another reason…horrible. What the hell are we doing to the world, each other…
Good morning, Dave…
Mimi. I’m with you. It feels like we’re on Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”.
https://youtu.be/94KcI0gLq1A
Something has GOT to change… 😞
Or else….
hard to see –
Easy to feel
very true
So very sad.
Astounding photo, and an effective reminder. What are we doing ???
That’s the big question. And how do we stop using our oceans as a garbage dump.
I was looking at this last week. If you follow the link the photographer tells how water went down his snorkel, and he got dysentery or something the next day. Thats how polluted the waters are.
Wow. I didn’t read that. I feel worse (if that’s possible)
It doesnt say that in the Nat;l. Geo article. But the one I saw in the Atlantic last week includes the part about getting sick in the text.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/09/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2017/539853/
There is another image in Pics of the Week in The Atlantic from last week of people cleaning the shoreline of Manilla Bay. It looks like they are working the edge of a landfill. Horrible.
Scroll down a few…
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/09/photos-of-the-week-916922/540849/
Wow. Sorry I opened the links. Thanks for sharing Steve.
I am in awe of this little seahorse and sickened by the story and why. Thank you for posting this. Our oceans are now dumps. Disgusting.
Awful. Sickening. Words just don’t capture it.
Don’t get me started on plastics in the ocean (or anywhere).
I’m with you Anneli.
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Sadness abounds!! 😥
It does!
When I first saw this image on FB, I was heartbroken. Our oceans are huge garbage cans. It is so awful..
Beyond awful.
There are no words strong enough for this travesty.
Totally agree. Full stop.
One entity’s trash is another one’s treasure. I wonder what the sea horse has in mind for it?
-Alan
Unfortunately you are right Alan.
We can only hope that the seahorse has found some magic recycling method for all of our trash.
ugh thats so sad :(( poor beautiful animal
It is Debbie, a punch in the gut.
It’s a simple image but it speaks volumes.
It does…
It breaks my heart.
Yes.