Sven Lindblatt And Kristen Hetterman Clean Up The Coast Of Lanai'i, Hawaii

About 80% of marine debris originates from sources on land and the other 20%, about 636,000 tons per year, comes from ocean vessels. Seabirds, turtles, marine mammals and fish can mistake floating trash for food; if ingested, it can choke them or block their digestive systems. Large debris, such as old fishing gear and nets, can kill animals by strangulation or prevent them from performing vital activities such as swimming or diving. While sailing around the coast of Lanai'i, environmentalists Sven Lindblad and Kristin Hetterman found a 1500 pound ball of sea nets that was left to rot. So they decided to clean up the trash site.