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Originally Posted by PugMom
somebody once told me it was chemicals from sunscreen that were contributing to the die off. makes me wonder what it does to my skin
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It wasn't "somebody" who "once told me" that. Maui County in Hawaii has a ban that became affective October 1, on non-mineral sunscreens. It's illegal to buy, sell, or use them in Maui. Most of the resorts and retail businesses were 100% on board with the ban and had already transitioned before October 1. You can use titanium or zinc oxide sunscreens, and some of the beaches even have sunblock dispensers on boxes, similarly to how we have sanitizing gel dispensers in supermarket lobbies and doctors' offices now.
They had conducted several studies and it was proven that non-mineral sunscreen was absolutely contributing to the decay of the reefs, which was causing significant damage to the ecosystem. Plankton die, fish die, marine mammals die, birds die, people die. There are other causes of damage, including speedboats and other boat engines, general pollution, toxic waste dumping - in short, humans. We humans just can't leave well enough alone. If it's green, we need to chop it down. If it's a blue ocean, we need to pollute it. If it's ice, we must melt it. We are a destructive species.