Chemicals & pollution create pathogen friendly environments in Hawaii’s waters and cause algae blooms, which smother the reefs and are toxic to marine mammals. Pesticides, PCDD.s, PCDF’s, dioxin- like PCB’s, PBDE’s have been found in marine mammals. From a June 2010 report; cadmium, aluminum, chromium, lead, silver, mercury and titanium together are at the highest levels ever found in marine mammals. For every one-pound of plankton living in the Pacific Ocean there are 6 pounds of plastic. The ocean has become a toxic soup. There are increasing numbers of whales dying from fatal ingestion of garbage. Plastic bags, plastic of various kinds, discarded fishing nets, etc. have been found in their stomachs. The Sanctuary has taken no action to protect our waters from water pollution.

Brydes whale dies from  eating plastic trash.