Yesterday I went for a windsurf at Middle Harbour. Ok you may think that is pretty boring but in the space of an hour I reckon I caught about 5 plastic bags on my centre board. They were all washing out on the tide and were every where.
In the end I was so disgusted that I stopped sailing and went around picking up plastic. Every thing from bottle tops and plastic drink containers to straws and plastic bags, most stuff floating just below the water.
While I was doing this a guy was trying to catch a pelican that was wrapped up in fish hooks and line. He reckons the bird will most likely die as the line never breaks down.
What does the government and manufacturers not get about plastic at least make it Bio degradable. What do the greater peasantry not understand about dropping plastic crap on the ground. It always winds up in a water way somewhere. If only it was there backyard pool they might think twice or do something about it.
I already had to take issue with some fishos the other week, who right in front of me as i sailed past, just threw a couple of bait and ice bags overboard into the water. My language was not very choice but they got the message and circled around and picked up their rubbish. Though they probably just dropped it further out in the harbour.
Do we want to become like some areas in China and Indonesia where the rubbish is just dumped in the rivers to drift out to sea, choking the fish and bird life and making it really filthy in the water for other users.
So if you ever catch a plastic bag fish on your centre board, remember that some lazy bugger threw it away instead of at least putting it in the bin.
End of rant. Any ideas ?