In honor of #SharkWeek - #tbt to when our cleanup crew in Bali came across this Whale Shark swimming through plastic!
While whale sharks may be the biggest fish in the sea, they are most threatened by the ocean's tiniest plastic particles: microplastic.
As filter feeders, whale sharks use their gills to strain tiny prey like krill and plankton from the water. They suck in thousands of cubic meters of seawater every day, which leaves them extremely vulnerable to ingesting microplastics, especially in areas engulfed with plastic debris, like where our crews spotted this whale shark.
Sightings like these remind us why it's so important to continue fighting the ocean plastic crisis every single day. 🦈