Creative agency Augusto from New Zealand made educational posters about the ocean, where instead of fish and plants there is garbage.
They were presented on the agency's Instagram page.
The poster series is titled "Trash Views of Aotearoa, New Zealand". It was created as part of a joint campaign with the environmental charity Sustainable Coastlines. This organization has set a goal of 60% less litter on the coast of Aotearoa, New Zealand by 2030.
The posters show 21 types of garbage that fill the oceans near New Zealand and threaten marine life.
Photo: love.sustainablecoastlines.org.
Among the new "species" are Socktopus (sock + octopus), Cordfish (cord + fish) and Quarter Flounder (quarter + flounder).
Posters sell for $65. All proceeds will benefit Sustainable Coastlines.
The charity's communications manager, Helen Adams-Blackburn, says how lucky New Zealanders are to be surrounded by the country's diverse and beautiful coastline.
She says the campaign helps show the threat of completely unwanted "species" entering the ocean through trash, open tanks and storm drains. The poster makes a connection between the objects people use every day and the beaches and wildlife that activists hope to protect.
"The message is quite simple: catch your trash before it fills our oceans, whether that's changing your buying habits or making sure things are properly disposed of," she says.
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