If you’re like me, you love nothing more than getting your feet wet at the ocean. But what if every time you stuck your feet in you were greeted by brackish water? That’s our world if we don’t change.
When Oxybenzone, the active ingredient in 70% of suntan lotions, meets coral reefs, only trouble happens. It can kill juveniles and even prevent new coral from growing. In turn, the algae that thrives here has nowhere to go and the number of blooms will dwindle. Algae is the filter feeder keeping the water clean and the nutrient source for many fish. Without the reefs, you are doomed to smelly water, dying fish, and an all-around wasted resource. The Earth is over 71% ocean, so we need to protect it.
But so what if a few fish species die? Well,