Souvenir

The seas of the Pacific Ocean used to be so fresh and busy. Now, most beaches were abandoned because of the growing numbers in whale bodies washing up on shore with garbage shoved down their spouts. Even mounds of trash piled up along the coastline so families couldn't swim. The water became contaminated and marine biologists were overburdened with the responsibility of taking care of the aquatic life and their habitats affected by the pollution.

(Contest entry for National Geographic, #PlanetOrPlastic)