Horror stingray rays swim in the middle of plastic garbage

Stingrays cannot eat normally because their food is mixed with toxic waste in Manta Bay in Bali, Indonesia.

Stingray swim in the sea of ​​garbage at Manta Bay in Bali, Indonesia.

Brooke Pyke environmentalist Brooke Pyke recorded stingray swimming in the middle of plastic garbage, while she dived off Manta Bay in Bali, Indonesia. This tourist destination attracts millions of visitors each year.

' Garbage includes everything from sanitary napkins to napkins, bottles of laundry water, ' 'said Brooke Pyke. 'The ocean currents have gathered ocean rubbish together, after they flow from the rivers. "

Thousands of tons of rubbish are poured into rivers in Indonesia and the water flows to the sea after the rainy season.

The ocean currents also carry plankton, the main food source of rays. But Brooke said rays cannot separate their food from garbage everywhere.

" I often put plastic bags, plastic tubes and plastic cups out of stingrays to prevent them from swallowing the trash," Brooke said. small is really a problem for them. '

The 26-year-old environmentalist is currently working as a research assistant for the Marine Megafauna organization. Her job is to dive daily to monitor the environment in Manta Bay.