Marine Debit facts
About 230 million tons of trash is generated per year in the United States alone. Less than a quarter of that is recycled.
Humans generate waste faster than it can be broken down and use up resources faster than they can be replaced.
Two million plastic beverage bottles are used in the US every five minutes. 60,000 plastic bags are used in the US every five seconds. 106,000 aluminium cans are used in the US every thirty seconds.
Six million tonnes of debris enters the world's oceans every year.
Approximately 80 percent of trash in our oceans and waterways comes from land - via wind and runoff from city streets and highways. About 20 percent of aquatic debris is generated from ships including floats and fishing gear.
Nearly 90 percent of all marine debris is plastic. To date, plastic outweighs zooplankton 6:1.
An estimated 46,000 pieces of plastic litter alone are floating on every square mile of ocean - 70 percent of which will eventually sink.
The average person uses about 200 pounds of plastic in a year. Plastic industry experts expect that number to increase to 300 by the end of the decade.
Each year, 15 billion pounds of plastics are produced in the US alone. Only 1 billion pounds are recycled.
Plastics do not biodegrade. When plastic debris meets water it remains for centuries - breaking down slowly into smaller fragments and finally into plastic dust.
Aluminum cans take up to 100 years to degrade and 6-pack holder rings 450 years.
It takes glass bottles one million years to biodegrade in the natural environments.
Entanglement and ingestion of fishing line, nets, rope and other debris has been reported in more than 260 animal species worldwide.
An estimated 100,000 marine mammals including dolphins, whales, seals and sea turtles choke or get tangled in debris every year.
Nearly 8 million items of debris weighing 7 million pounds were collected by about 35,000 volunteers worldwide during International Cleanup Day 2006.
Nearly 300 species of defenceless wildlife suffers unnecessarily due to dangerous debris.
More than 1 million seabirds are killed by aquatic litter each year.
86 percent of all sea turtles are affected by marine debris.
We are proud to announce the grand opening of Kohala Coast Beach Company. It is located at the Akoni Pule Hwy and Hwy 270 junction where the big anchor sits! It is the sister company of Kohala Divers. It will specialize in Rental beach gear such as, kayaks, boogie boards, surf boards, beach chairs plus more to come! We also feature swim wear, board shorts and lots of beach and pool toys are on their way! We will be booking stand up paddle board lessons, adventure rafting, and catamaran snorkel and sunset cruises! Kohala Divers will continue to take care of all your SCUBA and snorkeling needs and we plan to expand our dive inventory at that location! Come in and check out the new store on April 18TH 2009.We are having a blessing of the store at 2PM and a grand opening celebration with pupus and prizes. We will be giving away free kayak rental gift certificates, free bottles of mask defog and the grand prize a free two tank boat dive trip or introductory pool lesson! Everyones invited so tell all of your friends and come on down. 
We are very excited about getting our first shipment of the DC1000's sealife's new 10 megapixel underwater or land camera and housing. This has got a lot of improved features and couldn't get easier to use! If you have been thinking of getting into digital photography now is the time to start. To launch this new camera release, i buy either the DC 800 or DC 1000 set up with strobe and a two tank dive trip and we will give you a complimentary digital photography certification class! This is a great way to keep your interest in diving and is a lot of fun for buddy teams too!
