Oceana | Protecting the World's Oceans

Save the Oceans, Trash Your Friends

Posted Thu, Apr 1, 2010 by Emily Fisher to april fool's day, heal the bay, marine debris, ocean debris, plastic bags, plastic pollution, trash bags, trash your friends

We received an e-mail this morning from our friend J. Nichols:

"Dude, I just totally trashed the Oceana website: You can see the mess here:  http://bit.ly/9nTUhz"

Very funny, J -- and Happy April Fool’s Day.

It may be a fun prank from Heal the Bay, but plastic pollution in the oceans is no joke. Our oceans are drowning in debris and plastic bags are a major culprit. Cities and countries around the world have banned or placed fees on plastic bags, but more needs to be done.