@mbari_news: Things that keep us up at night—random plastic chairs on the deep seafloor. 🫣🗑️⁠ ⁠ MBARI research is revealing our close connection to the ocean—how it sustains us and how human actions affect marine animals and environments. The deep sea is not immune to threats like overfishing, climate change, and pollution. Even miles beneath the ocean’s surface, we find trash, much of it plastic. Too often, MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) encounter plastic bottles, bags, balloons, and more.⁠ ⁠ As individuals, we can take action by reducing the amount of single-use plastic products and packaging we purchase. Single-use plastic—items like water bottles, takeout containers, coffee lids, straws, and shopping bags—make up a large percentage of plastic waste. By choosing reusable alternatives, we can make a significant dent in ocean plastic pollution.⁠ ⁠ In honor of #PlasticFreeJuly, our friends @fathomverse created a new Trash mission that helps researchers detect and identify marine debris. Select ‘Trash’ in training mode to unlock the ability to identify trash in ocean images and earn a special new badge! #DeepSea #PlasticFreeJuly #MBARI #CreepyPlasticChairs

DreadProtocol7 :

Mr Qwiggly :

What did you do to get detention there?

Kofie :

😞 the sad reality

Melvin Cleanbody :

That’s where I like to go to think

🌈MrzzzBrown🌈 :

Maritimeout

Noain :

265,000 tons of plastic can be found in our oceans.

Miku :

Me when I’m chilling in da chair

ThatNerdyGirl :

Why does that remind me of the elementary school chairs we had back in the day in California 🤔

WallyRue 🏳️‍🌈 :

just in case some marine animal wants to crack their back?

Gabejean Batocabe :

damn, they done bro Buried the Light Deep Within the ocean

jheb4444 :

Not awesome.

LemonBread890 :

😳😳😳

Forest Escherspace :

greetings science yuppies and lovers of science yuppies, y'all should've worshipped Atheist Science in service to Sentient Intelligence and the future of nonhuman life in the promotion of tyrannical authoritarian colonialist imperialism of the Empire of Atheism's end of 'nature', end of 'freedom', end of the 'humanities' and the end! of human reproduction , Yes? 👀⚖️

Welsch Steffen :

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Kat :

Now that’s a serious time out chair!! *takes note*