IMAGE & QUOTE:

Ram Yoro (Philippines)

Speaker

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Image Festival ASIA DIVE EXPO

(ADEX 2019 SPEAKER)

“The regular sighting of critters clinging to trash for buoyancy or

security attests to the magnitude of the plastic problem.

The mere presence of trash in the seas already potentially brings struggling marine ecosystems in contact with foreign bacteria.

And when plastics break down into smaller bits (microplastics),

making them virtually impossible to filter from the oceans, they can be mistakenly fed on by micro fauna that will initiate the passing of

toxins as predation continues up the food chain.

It will not be a surprise if the toxins even end up back in your dinner plate. Proactively being responsible with plastic consumption and proper trash disposal is a duty we owe not only to ourselves but to all the creatures

in our only backyard, planet Earth.”