Underwater trash

[LepidopteraPhobia]

YOU FOUND MY ARTILLERY SHELL!

[mgwager]

That place is certainly not a safe haven for hippies.

[educationalfish]

OMG my kitchen sink thats were itwent

[SnowingNapalm]

thats why retired planes are sunk in the water to support reef growth

[siqbrah]

removing trash could be more deadly than good? are you retarded? we're a chemical society, what do you think that does to the health of the water?

[stupidYOOTUBE]

i think watching under water is scary!!! :(

[OohieuoO]

omg

trash is now officially underwater o.O

we're doomed

[Everfalling]

@OohieuoO

i'm assuming you've never heard of this then:

en.wikipedia (dot) org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage­_Patch

[josephlin01]

its nice that debris can provide a habitat.. but im not going to eliminate the idea that natural coral reefs, especially near the shores, arent just as good or even better.

[bafrank3poc]

So all that debris provides a place for life to start, just as they have been doing with artificial reefs for a century. Old cars, trains, concrete scrap are assets to the ocean. Even contaminated structures, in the scheme of things, are but a blink of an eye in the life of the planet and are eventually taken over by the denizens of the deep.

[ad627]

nature always finds a way.

[strilight]

Well, they throw in metro train cars down there so I guess it can't be that bad...

[CrazyMcSwaggin]

YOU FOUND MY TEAPOT!

[OriginalDragonBallZ]

lol

[faiaman123]

Anyone who has ever spent any time under the water should have noticed that. I'm a dive master, and all the best places I take my tours are all places that trash and other rubbish have hit the sea floor.

[TexTK]

lol a fucking tea pot!

out of nowhere!

[ravenven]

that would be hard man...

if u clean out the trash creatures can be harmed

if u dont clean it out more creatures will be affected..

man wtf i dont get it T_T

[BovrilKetchup]

omg fungi on cannon shell

[ZONKUF]

Cool

[DoctorWhoNinteyFive]

A teapot, lol

[gringodeltoro1]

Dam, my car just broke down... could sombody give me a hand? the coastline is not far.

[mostliberal]

Drain the oil out first and submerge it in soapy water just to be sure.

[ObliviuxProductions]

So that's where the Americans dumped british tea

[itsme48423]

where did that come from?

[Frances3654]

0:20

stupid crab things

[MastermindX]

This voice makes me fall asleep... at least Sandrine was enthusiastic about what she was talking about.

[chakazul]

hope those rubbish are not TOXIC!

[Coleostro]

that depends on what kind of trash, if its floating then pick it up,if its not floating well then lets not pick it up. everything that reaches the sea floor can act as a benefit to the enviorment.

[gregthebunny553]

blah blah blah blah blah you're all retarted stfu its youtube

[Robinhood12347]

@gregthebunny553 Retarded* You dumbass

[zelikris]

Trash maybe, but pollutants no.

[zx1011]

wow official permission from scientists to go leave all our thrash in the ocean... COOL!!!!

[mdyschester]

They mentioned that the trash does more harm then good at the end of the video. Maybe the people arguing with this video could listen some more before wanting to start a losing battle on the youtube comments.

[sangreiti]

REMOVING trash, with the exception of traps and the like.

[sangreiti]

removing trash does more harm than good.*

[the12packweb]

To those discrediting this video, I propose that you yourself perform even 15 months worth of studies into oceanic biodiversity and, whilst you're at it, I suggest you study into coral reef formation.

[sangreiti]

=] thank you

[tw1stedgrudge]

Bullshit.

Trash takes AGES to turn into a piece of habitat for a variety of organisms. That doesnt mean that a group of invertebrates living on a plastic cup which is slowly breaking down wont STILL be poisoned by it. Thats not to say just because a kitchen sink can be a hidey hole for some animals, that it shouldnt fucking BE there.

Biodiversity needs to be balanced with natural selection here. If you want animals to have new habitats, throw them some fucking rocks and stones.

[coolace108]

@tw1stedgrudge how many ages?

[sangreiti]

i like the question.

[tw1stedgrudge]

@coolace108 Depends on the trash, of course. Thousands of years. Only a few. Depends on what it is, really.

[sangreiti]

have you studied biology? how long have you recorded your findings? id like to swap ideas. =]

if not keep insulting comments to your self. true it should never be there. with the exception of chemicals or traps they should be assessed before extracted.

[tw1stedgrudge]

@sangreiti I studied biology for long enough to know plastics in the environment do more harm than good, the only good of course being some form of shelter. Just because a fox finds a tin with food in it doesnt mean it isnt going to get its head stuck.

However, the ones that are highly colonized should be left there, I agree on that point. By then its already too late, and it should be treated as a tragedy. The ones that are NOT colonized heavily, and cause dangers, should be removed.

[outlaWeasel]

Well my Chihuahua got her mouth stuck in a some kind of spray can cap that was torn off the actuall spray can.

[sangreiti]

have you been diving near sunken ships? there absolutely beautiful.

[tw1stedgrudge]

@sangreiti Correct. So is a Black Widow spider on closeup on a deathly hot summers day in a bush of Poison Ivy. Doesnt mean I'd touch it.

Its beautiful, but the heavy metals and foreign objects simply shouldnt be there in the first place. As they degrade, they do pose a danger.

[NigelGriff]

@sangreiti I have dived near an old old 1800's iron warship. Its incredible.

[sangreiti]

@NigelGriff it truly is

[zombiekid16]

well now i know where to dump my sink basin.

[07nevivarg]

haha...this is the opposite of wht v learnt at schools!!

[pravicpu]

15 years for that research lol.........

[zavierfire]

life is resilient and can adapt to harsh conditions. biodiversity continues DESPITE our trash, NOT because of it!

1-minute propaganda soundbite. such bullshit.

[trakkaton]

I'd never thought that anyone would discover my old teapot. I'm ashamed now.

[beeqool]

niggers under water?

[ashrocks87]

racists underwater? if there's one, i guess it'll be you.

[ashrocks87]

lol thanks for copying my ORIGINAL POST.

[inepticon]

"Removing Trash, can do more harm then good" lolxinfinity

[mostliberal]

Its the SOLID trash that's "good" for their ecosystem. Meds, syringes, drugs, chemicals, nuclear waste, fuel, and shit could hurt fish.

[paulhallart]

one man's trash is another ecosystem's treasure.

[KoewlBag]

Ha ha. He said 'rubbish'.

[squidmanlol]

so remember kids, next time you need to get rid of that old fridge, just dump it in the ocean :D

[solarbeam555]

15 year looking at rubbish to realise its good in the sea?...... well blow me over, i cant believe im paying these guys for 15 years with my taxes to swin in the sea and look at crap,... im might show them my toilet and say

" go fish idiots"

[radicalhit]

yeah. we'd rather have our tax money bail out bankers and be used on war we oppose instead.

[catadeluxe]

wtf, so put your trash in the water!!!!

dumb

[righteousham]

@catadeluxe Pretty much the whole of the industrialized world's trash eventually ends up in the ocean.

[PakaNoHida]

@catadeluxe

trash, pesticides, mercury, ddt, herbicides, fertilizers all wind up in the ocean, and then you ingest the same stuff by eating the fish.

[coszz]

Amazing.

[TheScatman231]

lols the tee pot was in mint condition under the sea

[trje246]

the tea would probably be cold by now though... 8*o( Anyone for coffee?

[MrRshd]

uuuuu...

[Tweakthefreak91]

makes sense

[mensalt62manus]

trash that is oxidation capable = good. Large concentrations of Polymer trash = bad.

[konrad12xpl]

0:50 lol :D

[FatoDrunkoAndoStupid]

That's like saying we should stop burying our trash because trash that's left laying around can become habitats for plants and animals like moss and rats.

[hornetobiker]

@FatoDrunkoAndoStupid

like yanks, all trash is not equal.

[KamiKagutsuchi]

Not really, moss and rats can carry diseases, and infect humans. But I doubt that is a problem on the bottom of the sea.

[0871356005]

moral of the video. keep throwing your shit in the sea.

[hornetobiker]

@0871356005

Depends on the shit.

[Cientistamarcos]

Hard to judge how good or bad about the trash. Nice work.

[aussiedownunderman]

awesome, likes start dumping more shit in the seas. it's eco-friendly =)

[le00metalero]

Well if someone goes to Cozumel, you'll find an attraction of a sunken airplane. It's intended to be an ecological niche.

[subach]

So the moral of the story is that we should stop dumping non-toxic trash in landfills and dump in the ocean instead.

[Salladsdressing]

@subach

Well, there is offcourse a limit to how much trash you can dump in the ocean but i have heard that they are blowing up old ships all over the world sinking them to the sea floor because that creates a good habitat for fish. and corals.

[0Dist]

i like turtles

[kaduisaui]

I would like to see the traps broken open and the prisoners set free...

Neat video 5 stars.

[tetranoob]

I would definitely remove old nets and traps.

[Athaeus]

@tetranoob Not to mention all the surface-floating plastics.

[tetranoob]

@Athaeus good point.

[jeffzahnd]

yes, so that you can get some food.

[Fr0stBlade]

those were my scientists

[TigerSlashX]

that was my shark egg case

[skarnir]

typical nature, you throw some rubbish away and eventually something will make a home of it.

[gocolts1]

Yeah, leaving those traps and nets down there sounds like a brilliant idea you damn fools.

[rage13371]

@gocolts1 dont act like u didnt do anything ive bet u have !!!@#!@#!@#!@#$!#@ DSAJKLD:KASJDFKSDN<MXCZC

[nsewx]

@gocolts1 they decompose and feed plankton faster so it is good in a way.

[weirdwei137]

good, i don't feel bad throwing away a lot of trash then!

[ezekielwahwah]

The real problems of the sea (not that garbage is a fake one), are abusive fishing (that's the most brutal and dangerous problem with sea life today), and pollution.

I believe that a hundred thousands tons cruise boat, can cause more harm to sea life in one Atlantic-crossing trip, than a teapot can cause in a thousand years.

[Shaunt1]

Well, they've got do much they have adapted to it.

[Mrmtjones]

so the only trash that isnt good are the traps? makes sense i guess

[Charlymaumushi]

A poor man's trash is a rich man's treasure.

[mrpitchf0rk]

So, the good trash is the stuff that sinks to the bottom and does not decay alot, except for fishing equipment.

Cool to know! Now I know where to dump my cars.

[mrpitchf0rk]

Well, the cars that have been cleaned of contaminants.

[AIWAC]

Tires and Plastic still don't do any good.

[uli903]

that was my teacup

[bloodjake12]

That was my artillery shell.

[uli903]

@bloodjake12 that was my debris

[bloodjake12]

That was my water

[uli903]

@bloodjake12 that was my sea floor

[bloodjake12]

That was my fish

[uli903]

@bloodjake12 that was my narrator

[bloodjake12]

That was my scientist

[uli903]

@bloodjake12 that was my fish tank

[trje246]

those were my crabs!....oh wait.... nevermind *goes red*

[minirobot1]

Its trash not rubbish in God's country.

[L3G1TxM16]

dumb american..HahA

[minirobot1]

Taking out the trash. Not rubbish. :3 White trash not White rubbish. Your trash not rubbish.

[Maracachucho]

Reminds me of that Absolut Vodka commercial.

[DamienHell]

This doesn't mean we can dump our trash in the ocean (damnit)

[LTF85199]

One man's trash is another creatures home, home sweet home! Still dumping in the ocean is wrong especially toxic chemicals that harm the sea life.

[7hkey]

"the planet is fine... the people are f*cked" George Carlin

[fenix611]

lol at the artilliery shell

[MotionFur]

Ever seen a sunken ship? They're like a underwater metropolis, very interesting.

[catlord98765]

so its good to put trash in the sea???

:)

[RationalFuture]

Well no, but the point is that marine life is much better at adapting to it than terrestrial life.

That doesn't mean we should dump the shit out of fish.

[narsingdih]

lmao

[outlawkelb]

they studied THAT for 15years?

what a damn waste of time, and resources

[CalvinDWalker]

and what have YOU done that's more productive in understanding deep sea life?

These guys determined that, for the most part, the stuff we lose to the oceans is actually quite the benefit for life down there. I would say that certainly there is a possibility that people should consider throwing away CERTAIN trash down there to help with the biodiversity down there.

Besides, think about this: how much of our trash, percentage-wise, could be converted underwater into a habitat for deep life?

[outlawkelb]

the question isnt that what i have done, but mind you, if i had a choice of doing some research it wouldnt certainly be evaluating trash in the ocean.

and they looked at trash and did that for 15years......15years to detemine if the trash was colonised by sea life?

do you understand the length of that time. i was 5years old when they started that remarkable research.

i'm sry i'm not trying to be rude, but in my oppinion 15years of research could have gone to something MUCH more usefull.

[CalvinDWalker]

You'd be surprised at how some of the things we perceive as being useless are actually very important and more complex that people can imagine.

Also, consider that they had to go to different environments, probably all around the world, observing them underwater, watching them develop... do you know how much all of that would cost in 15 years?

And like you suggest, it certainly sounds silly, and especially something that probably wasn't as funded as other projects, but its importance is great.

[AIWAC]

@outlawkelb perhaps everything useful should simply have 15 years of research.

[Madmonkeythegreat]

hey theres like 6 billion people in the world and if everyone researched "important stuff" then stuff like this would be neglected and the ocean invironments might be destroyed.

anyways i think what they researched is prety significant.

[JustAnAdjunct]

Figures. As long as it's not toxic, a pile of trash is like a pile of rocks to animals.

[ranagau]

what to do with the trash thats removed from the ocean? trash is trash... why make trash in the first place?

[dude12nothin]

You go trash!

[xXDominoXx]

That's pretty cool.!

[linux750]

interesting...the planet earth is not as susceptible to human pollution as much as many would have us believe.

[noodlemasta]

Hmm, I'm no marine biologist... but I would guess it takes time for marine life to benefit from waste left on the sea floor.

Until then it looks to me like each poses more of a danger, like the prawn cage. Presumably all sorts of characteristics affect whether a piece of trash can be colonised.

[Pelonetillo]

the planet earth isnt what people are worried about, but its inhabitants. lifeforms can adapt to all kinds of environments, but people are concerned with preserving the environment for lifeforms that are already in certain locations. its not just about having any old living thing occupy a space.

[mecloptera]

This is about better allocation of money used in restoration and clean up operations. Spending thousands on dredging teapots from the bottom of the ocean is wasteful and counter productive.

[MagicAccent]

Interesting.

But that is still not an excuse to dump garbage in your local waterbody.

[crbrs20]

lol the

irony

[holsson85]

Wanna do something good for the oceans? Dump a car or something! Forms great caves and hidingplaces for young fish!

[lexmark136]

thanks, im gona go drive my car into the ocean right now

[dardraa]

haha, comment made my day.

[kazimann]

I'm going to dump my old car into the bay then! A octopus may find the leather seats comfortable!

[lolocaustism]

that's something i'd never thought of before =/

[EgaoNoGenki]

WHAT? Trashing our oceans is BENEFICIAL to the environment?

Nice to see that the wildlife is turning our trash back into nature by turning them into their own mini-habitats!

Wow, "most of the debris BOOSTS biodiversity."

I know that plastic won't...

[TravvyG]

I think Australia has done a simular study a couple of years

[paulusmagirl]

Poor Prawns

[Paxmax]

"trash increases biodiveristy....an artillery shell...."

just wait until some octopus starts fiddling with the primer....

[NwZ2]

I guess

but then again, that joke isn't too funny considering they aren't saying the trash is good....

[subwoofspeak]

i am more worried about the chemical waste that we pump into our oceans such as pesticides, phosphates and petroleum distillates.

[themightychickens]

@subwoofspeak Here in the Faroe Islands where whaling (in a humane way, not barbaric murder) is common, the whale blubber is almost uneatable due to chemical waste dumped by, well, you and me.

[subwoofspeak]

well, looks like it is a blessing in disguise after all

[Mattinmotion]

What's the function of the laser points that are visible throughout the video?

[Puissance]

Perhaps to help with depth perception.

[Sodorii]

I think if I got to choose a job I would like to be a scientist, like marine or something. To me, this would be a evry day vaccation, sure paperwork but a bareable ammount of it. And you earn enough to travel the world around 10 times by just working a month... sweet

[okeeffdp]

@Sodorii

So why not become a scientist?

[Sodorii]

My destiny is placed in front of the computer sir/ma'am.

Born computer nerd, with license to be geek!

[seashithead]

yea i seen it all the time small sea animals clinging on or swimging near too this rubbish as it offers protection in a big ocean full of bigger things that like the taste of those smaller things just goes to show that one mans trash is anothers gold!

[kasuha]

This is nice example of how Nature doesn't care about what humans think is good or dangerous for it.

[winterstellar]

adj Yeah, but that's not "underwater" trash, cause as you said, it's an island of trash and thus on the surface. That'sliterally a huge problem in the Pacific, that island of plastic! It pollutes, it kills animals, organisms and it will demand huge resources to get rid of it, billions and billions and billions it will cost

[jhamaker]

The thing about that "island" of trash is that it's not literally an island. It's a higher than normal concentration of small plastic particles. Still harmful, but not exactly something where they could just take a net out and start scooping up rubbish.

[winterstellar]

@jhamaker S¤#t, that maybe makes it even more harmful, then? Since those small particles so easily comes into organisms, fishes, whales and so on? And a more difficult problem to get rid of because you can't just scoop it up, as you said? Ouch, sounds horrible.: (

[fatalist6o9]

Yeah ok, next you'll be saying toxic waste is helpful to sealife. What a joke! It is only January the 12th not Apil the 1st.

[mcgaugh57]

Are you blind ? or just so full of yourself you can't see.

[fatalist6o9]

Can you read? Or are you just too eager to try and be a smart ass? You seem to be the blind one, I said toxic waste. It is being dumped in the sea but it is not mentioned in this video. A small amount of footage, of a small carefully selected area is not a clear representation of the affect of waste in the oceans. Do you know how big the oceans are? Not everything you watch on here is entirely truthful.

[fatalist6o9]

It is pure idiocy to suppose that sea life did not function quite perfectly and normally before a load of trash was dumped in its environment.