No way. Some is invisible, like thermal pollution. Factories dump hot water, and suddenly the fish think it’s summer in January. Yes, they get confused and lazy. No, they don’t hit the beach—they just float around, sluggish and weird.
How about noise pollution? Yes, sound is a pollutant. Underwater, a ship’s engine is like a rock concert for whales. They can’t find their friends. No, they don’t use earplugs. Yes, it’s stressful for them.
The Silly Side of Solutions
People are trying wild things. There’s a machine that eats plastic in the ocean. Yes, it’s basically a giant Roomba for the sea. There’s also a fungus that eats crude oil. No, it’s not from a horror movie—it’s real. Yes, mushroom powers are cool.
Can you help without becoming a scientist? Yes. Pick up one piece of trash today. That’s it. No, you don’t have to dive in a river. Just don’t toss your banana peel. No, a banana isn’t plastic—but it still feeds algae problems.
