How America's Largest Natural Sponge Processor Cleans 1 Million Sponges A Year | Business Insider
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- Headquartered in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Armaly Sponge Company processes natural sponges from the Bahamas, the Florida Keys, and Tarpon Springs. But in recent years, supplies to the factory haven’t been consistent.
Sponges are harvested off the seafloor. However, a growing number of severe weather events are threatening their populations and making it impossible for fishermen to go out.
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How America's Largest Natural Sponge Processor Cleans 1 Million Sponges A Year | Business Insider
Imagine surviving 5 mass extinctions in span of 500 million years as a species just to be capitalized to wipe someone's butts
LMFAO 🤣
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"Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn't happen."
-Steven Wright
I dont get it?
That's a Steven Wright sentiment if ever I heard one.
@@ctdieselnutI guess cause they absorb water? If that's what he means then he SHOULD be asking how much higher the sea level would be
How is this industry even moderated. They have important ecological roles in their ecosystem
I did a bit of research because I was concerned about the sustainability of sea sponges and they are actually an eco-friendly option and can be harvested in a sustainable manner. This company complies to federal, state, and local fishing guidelines and claims to be sustainable however they haven’t elaborated on what this sustainability truly looks like so that’s a bit sketch…At the end of the day sea sponges are way better for the environment and all ecosystems than plastic sponges.
As long as it is allowed to harvest eggs from chickens in very small cages by law, I give a sh*t about their guidelines. “It’s within the guidelines” is the most common gaslighting used by governments since governments exist.
It is an eco-friendly option because sea sponges are living creatures that can decompose. Unlike plastic which is a chemical compound that does not break down.
However, people concern is that sea sponges are animals not plants. That means if their population continues to be slaughtered, will there be enough animals to reproduce? Are we taking into account if using sea sponges are a sustainable solution?
This video misses key information about what chemicals are used in the process of refining and and also the sustainability of harvesting.
Thanks! Exact my thoughts in the first minute. What about the ecosystem and naturebalance…??
@@maya_unplugged this is an excerpt from the whole video, check that one out on their channel
They don't talk about chemicals in the refining process cause of trade secrets and copycats
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It's an aquatic habitats and using it as a form of business as many of us think it as part of eco-friendly environment but the bitter truth is that it's an animal phyla part of aquatic ecosystem an using in bulk by industries is destroying or dangerous to the aquatic ecosystem because afterall it's a home for this animals if it is destroyed than acquatic life will be in danger Evidence suggests that sponges are a source of nitrogen to nitrogen-limited coral reefs if their lives in danger than our humans life will also affected in the form of natural disaster .......i don't know how many of you agree with this
First of all, the animal is not destroyed when it’s harvested and sponges regrow fairly rapidly. Secondly, most sponges that are used now are grown on artificial reefs. In the regions around Tarpon Springs at least, there are more sponges now, then before. Sponge harvesting has been regulated since the early 20th century and is one of the most eco friendly products in the world.
Every living thing on earth has its place in the ecosystem, so you would have to wonder how taking such huge amounts of sponges from the one area, or from any area, is going to affect other living things. They are there for a reason, not for us to exploit.
2:00 Interesting use of "sustainable" there
Successfully driving them to extinction.
Classic humanity w
Humans are so epic
We will replace them with plastic sponges no worries.
I know right. We better use those non bio degradable plastic synthetic sponges, so we can pollute our ocean with micro plastic and kill lots of marine creatures❤️
@@scoon2117 we already have enough of plastics (mainly fishing nets) at the bottom of the ocean replacing these natural sponges😢😢
I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED!
yikes, that's Spongebob's entire family there
37th birthday today is when I found out that it's an animal.
1:58 How is harvesting millions of an animal sustainable? Sustainable compared to what?
Shark fin soup?
Compared to plastic synthetic sponges. Because natural sponges are bio-degradable.
Because they don’t harvest the entire sponge. They cut it like grass and it regrows.
If they care about being sustainable maybe they should package the sponges in something other than a type of plastic packaging that is known to kill tons of ocean animals every year
@@YHDiamond They don’t package the sponges in anything. They are sold loose.
1:15 Somehow I doubt that the glove will protect from the wire saw.
Its metal chain mail mesh. Probably wouldn't feel great if you contacted the blade but at least you probably wont lose fingers in the blink of an eye. People who fillet meat or cut with knives all day long wear them on the opposite hand. Plus, the machine is a bandsaw that has a flat blade like a continuous loop of a hacksaw. Idk why she called it a wire.
Chain mail mesh is used as a suit for people that work/swim with sharks. They used chainmail for knights back in the day. Just think about it
Nice video
just leave all the sponges in the ocean and itll keep sea levels low, put more sponges in the ocean and before you know it theres no danger of the sea rising.
Lol
Omg I always thought they MADE sponges… I knew about these kinds of sponges in the ocean but I didn’t know that’s what e we used
Well there are two types of sponges.
These are natural sponges, there are synthetic ones too which are the most commonly used
What did you think "natural sponge" meant?
They live in pineapples under the sea
I never need to use this.
WTF? We can make sponges out of literally anything else nowadays. Why are they using sponge coral that's insane.
And call this sustainable
I know right??? Why use natural bio-degradable stuff when there is a more dangerous plastic synthetic product to pollute the ocean with micro plastic, thus kills more marine life❤️
@@pau8727 Because they are growing faster than they are harvested. It is very sustainable rn.
Sea sponges are antimicrobial and don't come apart nearly as quickly as "normal" sponges, which are essentially made of plastic. The sponges in the ocean also propagate from their own tissue, so the little particles that come off when they're harvested grow into new sponges as well.
Are you serious? Synthetic sponges are some of the worst things for the environment. Also, natural sponges grow very quickly. They can cut them off like grass and they regrow. It doesn’t hurt corals at all.
Tarpon springs is my fave place I’m ngl
A square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, in the city of Bikini Bottom on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. He works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. During his time off, SpongeBob has a knack for attracting trouble with his starfish best friend.
Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
Hm this isnt fine...
This is a reupload...
Pretty metal that people clean there body with the corpse of a creature
their*
bodies*
@@YHDiamond no*
لو تنظفون المحيطات متل هدا لكان احسن لكم وللجميع ..،💯
Cool, natural is usually the best.
God blss.
Marine life should be protected at all costs. Aquatic creatures are almost constantly being left to extinction or endangerment. Without these sea creatures, the ocean might potentially lose its quality over time. Us humans are more than capable of abusing natural resources. No matter what happens, we must take into account our reckless actions towards the environment.
Why are some sponges 30 bucks and others 5 (still listed as sustainable)? I used to get them cheap when I visited my uncle in Key West.
Different sizes/qualities I'm guessing.
Amazing! Love these types of videos
I wish those comments are from SpongeBob fans! I guess they stopped watching the show! Besides, it's still ongoing and never ends after a creator died!
*adds to list of things that should be illegal*
oooh, we got central-moral eco planist right there
#1.2🤷this is part 2? Seems too familiar!!
Sea sponge is an animal. This fact makes the bit where they slice sponges with a string particularly creepy
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They aren’t speaking about all the microorganisms living in that sea sponge in the sea. Where is our respect for nature? It’s not just sea sponge. I mean we use loofas and they are vegetables.
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I love how the narrator thought the gloves would stop a bandsaw 🙂
They also called it a sharp wire 💀💀
There goes Spongebob, where’s Patrick Star?
I was also thinking about SpongeBob 🤭
How many videos about sponges we need, for Christ sake!
how? by cleaning off sponges from every ocean
It's spongebob origins.
SpongeBob holocaust.
Something sketchy about the guy in this video, seems like he’d sell the last sponge in the world for the right price.
I saw SpongeBob SquarePants
What Spongebob Squarepants watches on Halloween.
It's like they actually don't care about ocean life...
Ooooooooh, who lives in a pineapple…
I use one to clean my cat.
Just use your hand you don’t need any type of sponge…
I love watching the planet die ❤😢
Wtf i thought sponges wer made lool not natural from sea
Just buy a loofa.
Nooooooooooo!!!!!, SpongeBob 😢
Why create a channel that can be seen by people outside the US and UK and still USE THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM!! For the LOVE OF SCIENCE
Probably because it is an American company and most views are from the United States.
But where are their pants?
Sponge bob is real
Hopefully this leads to the destruction of this company. Good work Inside!
Their goal was not to expose the company...
Old video
Why do people cry about making handbags out of snake skin but don't cry about killing sponges for this? There's a perfectly vegan alternative for both.
Found the vegan
@@inkynewt best comment I've seen on your tube all year 👍😎🖖
It's because people don't have an emotional connection to sea animals as much as they do with land animals.
People keep snakes as pets and are much more familiar with land animals in general than sea animals like sponges.
Because vegans are nuts.
We’ll by vegan logic it should be ok to use sea sponges because they lack a nervous system and a brain.
This can't possibly be sustainable...
A sponge grows like grass, they only cut off the top allowing for the sponge to come back. That’s why it’s sustainable. 90% of the planet uses synthetic sponges that don’t naturally breakdown, which do you think is better.
Too bad the sponges aren't using the ceos corpse as a dishcloth
Found another vegan
I like natural sponges as all people.
Are you ready kids?!
aye aye captain
SpongeBob dead
Sponges are animals ?!
This horrid practice, literally, makes me sick.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SPUNCHBOP
Yeah just take em all out of the ocean who cares about repercussions.
Aye first notification gang
Fake indeed.
SpongeBob
Hi
As you are.
Americans, you must to know better the vegetable sponges! They can be farmed! Yeah, In a farm! Much more employed people and ethical business. No need to drive another species to extinction, breaking a whole ecosystem, just to have a good bath or washing dishes 😓
recycled video
vegans aren't gonna like this one
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Juat raping the sea of sponge. I use one so whatever.
🤓🤓 Okay whitey
when this channel gets lazy and just repost old videos
This reminds me of the old pictures of clams/oysters. Piles and piles of them as fisherman stood on them, and the images with fish as well. These are or were living creatures. Disgusting. One of the few videos of yours I’ll give a dislike.
Sponges will be very rare soon because of the climate change
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