While these are all temporary fixes, they don't solve the problem and, in fact, the problem just gets worse.
When we toss litter along the roadside or directly into our waterways, we're not really getting rid of the trash. More likely, we're creating trash. (There's a bumper sticker that says, "Only trash litters." Think about it.)
When our fishing line or casting net, or worse yet, our boat anchor gets unretrievably tangled beneath the water, we cut the line and figure, awe, heck - a few more dollars down the drain. And we assume that, somehow, one more line, one more anchor, a hook, a sinker laying to waste at the bottom of the lake, bay, gulf, ocean... won't make a difference in the whole scheme of things. Who's gonna' see it anyway? Surely it won't bother anyone if they can't even see that it's down there... right?
Wrong! Out of sight doesn't make it right!
Our goal is to educate everyone who explores our website as to the hidden and not-so-hidden dangers that lie out of sight beneath the water. Next, we hope to inspire you to act against the harm that is being done to each and every one of us as well as to all of the creatures that make their homes in and around the water.
Marine Cleanup Initiative, Inc.
The activist is not the [person] who says the river is dirty. The activist is the [person] who cleans up the river. ~Ross Perot
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Out of Sight Doesn't Make it Right!
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