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17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Plastic Trap

A small stone crab got stuck inside an old plastic bag, which also being entangled with the anchor rope nearby the reefs of Nam Du island, located off the south coast of Kien Giang province, Vietnam. From this small crab to sea turtles, sea birds and even giant whales, plastic increasingly has been finding its way to cause hazard to marine life and harm marine ecosystem around the world.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2019
Photo Location: Vietnam
Camera: ILCE-7RM3
Copyright: © Thien Nguyen Ngoc