GREAT FALLS, Mont. – They are saying there’s loads of fish within the sea, however have you learnt what else there’s?
Trash, and a whole lot of it.
The truth is, in line with Nationwide Geographic, there’s an estimated 5.25 trillion items of trash in our waters.
Mermaid Kassandra is making large waves to convey that quantity down along with her environmental platform, #SaveTheMermaids as air pollution is killing the mermaids.
When issues like plastic luggage, bottles, cigarette butts, and extra get thrown on the bottom, they’re washed into storm drains and into our waterways.
“Every little thing right here runs down hill and all of it will get deposited into the oceans someplace alongside the way in which,” stated Mike Lukas, proprietor of A to Z Scuba.
Which in flip can choke, suffocate, or disable fish, turtles, birds, and even the mermaids.
The phrase ‘Mer’ is French for sea and ‘Maid’ is a feminine servant.
So, Mermaid Kassandra feels it is her responsibility as a ‘Sea-Servant’ to maintain the water clear.
“There’s probably not an ocean out right here. So I figured one of the best ways to save lots of the mermaids out right here can be to scrub the springs, the river, the waterways,” stated Mermaid Kassandra.
She’s not alone in her endeavor, she’s partnered with native scuba firm, A to Z Scuba.
“Once we see the air pollution, we see the rubbish, we choose it up, we throw it away. It simply makes it a nicer habitat… So if we will help clear this physique of water, then the water downstream is cleaner, higher,” stated Lukas.
Lukas says while you dive, even in land-locked Montana, you get a brand new respect for the waters.
“Trigger you see folks simply throw stuff within the water. Nicely, we see what winds up happening the underside and staying down there ceaselessly,” stated Lukas.
For her, it does not matter if she’s within the water diving for rubbish or selecting it up on the sidelines; her objective is to ensure all of Montana’s waters are clear.
“After I first moved to Montana one of many first issues that I observed was how that the states’ actually some of the stunning states in the US. I believe it is actually essential to maintain it clear and maintain it stunning,” stated Mermaid Kassandra.