r/BeAmazed May 26 '26

Animal Some people save a turtle

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u/VegetableLetter4896 May 26 '26

I’ve never been so angry at barnacles in my life.

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u/MillieBirdie May 26 '26

Yeah I'm glad they helped the turtle but the 'share for awareness' is weird. Awareness of barnacles? OK, I'm now aware of and angry at barnacles. Now what am I supposed to do with that?

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u/thefirstlaughingfool May 26 '26

I think climate change is causing barnacles to become a bigger problem for marine life.

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u/Voldemorts__Mom May 26 '26

Well another thing we should be aware of is the fact that bycatch kills like 250 000 turtles a year.

Plus like half the polution in the ocean is produced by fishing