As it has been estimated that there will be more plastic than fish by 2050, some fish are taking action to save their population, like Yoshi and Goby The Fish.
Many people get confused between the two fish and think they are one. But really, they are two separate fish in two separate countries, built to inspire others to create similar projects on beaches all around the world.
First Born Was Yoshi The Fish
On June 5 2018 in India, on the Arabian Sea in Karnataka a creative fish sculpture called “Yoshi the fish” was built to raise awareness about the damage by plastic materials to marine life. It was built by artist and sculptor Janardhan Havanje.
Yoshi is made of iron rods, and is approximately 10ft/3m by 8ft/2.44m, it ended up costing nearly Rs 45,000 (£495/$646/€572) to construct it.
On World Environment Day, over 600 students from various colleges around Udupi participated in a cleanliness drive, which had a theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”. And on this day Yoshi the fish had a real big feast because during the campaign all the plastic waste that was collected on the beach went straight in his belly.
Then Came Goby
W Bali – Seminyak is a luxury boutique hotel that wanted to make their business more sustainable and was inspired by Yoshi the fish. So they decided to install an enormous fish-shaped trash can on their beachfront, in hopes to also reduce the amount of plastic waste on the island.
Craig Seaward, General Manager of W Bali – Seminyak, said:
“We saw a similar installation on social media and begun researching it. We found out the fish was installed on a beach with a sign saying, ‘Goby loves plastic, please feed him!’, and we embraced the idea.”
It is possible Mr. Seaward was referring to “Yoshi the Fish” in India, or he was talking about other plastic-eating Goby fish out there. Either way, the concept inspired him to replicate their very own “Goby the Fish” and hopefully will inspire many more people to do the same.
What was interesting was how the kids had no pleasure in recycling plastics into those old blue bins, but when it turned into a game where they had to “feed” Goby it just took off.
Would you build a Goby or Yoshi fish sculpture trash can to save the future of the fish population? Below are pictures of some other people who have.
