Balloon Crisis Averted
June 21, 2011
Crew member fetches a deflated balloon from the water, making the ocean a safer home for sea turtles. Photo credit: NOAA/NMFS Jerry Prezioso.
Sea turtles can mistake plastic like this mylar balloon for jellyfish (their primary food) and can ingest or choke on them.
Holding aloft the glittery gloop of a deteriorating plastic balloon. Photo credit: NOAA/NEFSC Jerry Prezioso.
One less mylar balloon in the sea!
