Mylar Balloons

[Oceanista]

I have to say that I am absolutely sickened by the enormous amount of mylar balloons I've seen in the ocean lately. I was out yesterday and must have seen over 100 in the 70 miles I tracked. I stopped and netted a few, but would still be out there if I tried to get all of them. Short of banning them, there's only one thing we can do: net them and dispose of them properly. As fishermen, we're custodians of the sea and it's our responsibility to keep it clean. I don't even throw cigarette butts in the water anymore. And just because it's "legal" to throw aluminum over the side while fishing the canyons: just DON'T.

If we all pitch in just a little, there will be a huge improvement.

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