Earlier this summer, I went kayaking on the Estero River with my girlfriend. We got a two person boat because we both knew I was going to do most of the rowing. As we got everthing together, I realized just how black the water in the river was. I found myself wondering, "What is causing this"? Is the black water attributed to bottom which might be composed of a dark soil or pollution?
As we paddled our way down the river, we went under the U.S 41 overpass, and it was gross to see all of the trash that had been thrown in the crevasses of the bridge. Soda cans, cigarette butts, and glass bottles, among other things.
The Estero River is a waterway that flows into the Gulf. All of this trash that I saw, and the trash that I didn't see such as chemicals from the industries in the area. All of this will eventually flow into the Gulf and ruin marinelife and our lives full of recreation in the ocean. Fish will die at a quick rate and eventually become scarce. Some examples are game fish such as snook and snapper that live in the mangrove and foster their young there.
I enjoyed this trip so much but it scares me to imagine a picture of none of these waterways being functional in anyway other than a method of disposal for waste.
As we paddled our way down the river, we went under the U.S 41 overpass, and it was gross to see all of the trash that had been thrown in the crevasses of the bridge. Soda cans, cigarette butts, and glass bottles, among other things.
The Estero River is a waterway that flows into the Gulf. All of this trash that I saw, and the trash that I didn't see such as chemicals from the industries in the area. All of this will eventually flow into the Gulf and ruin marinelife and our lives full of recreation in the ocean. Fish will die at a quick rate and eventually become scarce. Some examples are game fish such as snook and snapper that live in the mangrove and foster their young there.
I enjoyed this trip so much but it scares me to imagine a picture of none of these waterways being functional in anyway other than a method of disposal for waste.
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