They Dumped 2 Million Tires Into The Ocean. Fifty Years Later You Won’t Believe the Results!

As a local Florida diver, I will state that your assertion at 14:00, that artificial reefs do not benefit the fish populations, is not consistent with my personal observations. The tires were a bad idea, but other reefs that were made from bridge sections, ships, and other items, have formed useful habitats that have been productive.

Mankind really does have a lot to answer for, This lazy disposal of unwanted items into our oceans is really unforgivable.

As a fisherman, I can tell you that artificial reefs are successful. Usually, the ones that work are sunken boats, cars, trains and concrete.

We really do need to get a grip. I've lived on the ocean my whole life and the loss of reefs, wild life & trash I pick up out of the water on a daily basis just sickens me😢 We need to stop shitting in our nest people!!!!!!

Profit is the ultimate motivation to get things done.

As a Navy Veteran I can assure you that we sink old ships all the time.We call it a SINKEX (Sink Exercise). When a ship gets too old and repairing it or refurbishing it is too expensive we strip it down of anything that can be repurposed and tow it out to the middle of the ocean (or where ever they want a new reef). Then shoot all our ammo that is about to go bad and can't be safely stored anymore and sink it. This disposes of old ammo and the ship, gives the newer crew members experience in live fire situations, and (supposedly) creates healthy new reefs for the fishes. The USS Crommelin, FFG 37, (my old ship) was sunk off the coast of Hawaii in July 26, 2016. Footnote: They left a lot of equipment onboard and I don't know why!

Having lived in Florida since 1969 I have seen so many well thought out disasters happen, from walking catfish (and other fish imported like the lion fish) to pythons being released, monkeys released, and the tire dump. I started diving in 1970 and loved how nature provided the reefs and other underwater features that made it so wonderful, though I have never dived on any of the artificial reefs, lets not forget the Rolls Royce sunk off Delray Beach I believe, I have not dived in over 30 years mostly out of fear of seeing the destruction man has done, and continues to do. Mother nature has a way of punishing us for what we do wrong.

Love how you kept it real and explored all the pro's and cons of everything. Very educational and eye opening, thank you!

Any company that’s actually cleaning up our messes should make a profit.

Just imagine how comfortable your ride on the highway would be if they ground up all those tires and mixed it with asphalt to pave new roads. Recycling this way would be a great way to get rid of used tires.

Humans just don't understand that the earth just needs to be left alone for it to thrive. The more humans do, the worse it gets

Overall very interesting and eye-opening video. If you refer back to our history and the American Revolution, you will find that the ship that was deliberately sunk was named for the Battle of Oriskany that occurred in Oriskany, NY in 1777. It was a turning point in the Revolution and the bloodiest battle of the war. For your edification, Oriskany is pronounced Oh - RIS - kuh - nee; rather than oh - ris - CON - nee. I think it deserves to be remembered and honored accurately to an international audience. I do appreciate your efforts to bring this valuable information to the forefront.

During World War II.. there was a time industrial fishing was paused, due to the war effort… the fish population thrived during that time…

Conventional issues require unconventional solutions. This is why so many things are going wrong today. No one able to think outside their own litter boxes anymore.

I just want to recognize your channel and your great work…, I’m not really into YouTube and social media in general but whenever I see BE AMAZED I click because I know it will be GREAT CONTENT. Facts, ample background info, the sarcasm and the little round guy keeps it interesting. Can listen to the narrator narrate all day. Thank you so much and keep up the great work. I ❤️❤️❤️ Your channel!

This is imo your best video. Thank you for highlighting the mess people do trying to "fix" the environment they screwed up in the first place..

The sarcasm is on point

I'm so glad he's bringing up the implications of attempts to help the environment that don't quite fix the bigger problems. I almost wanted to be part of the cremains artificial reef project before he brought this to my attention.

I am now a subscriber. For 2 reasons: 1. Nice to learn new things. 2. Since you didn't play any music while you were speaking, the video was a pleasure to watch and listen to. I only wish more YT hosts would knock off the bad practice of playing music (any music) while they are speaking. We are watching and listening to the video. We do not want to be distracted by music. So, any news or thoughts on the subway cars that the NY Transit Authority dumped into the ocean (I don't recall if it was the actual Atlantic Ocean or one of the other bodies of water around us here in NYC or even if they brought them down south to Florida). IIRC, they said that they were going to do the coral thing, too.

In some very dry states with desert like conditions, tires are used as a home building medium. I think they are called space ships or something like. The tires get packed solid with dirt using shovels and sledge hammers. It results in double wall homes that grow enough food within to sustain the residents within. I propose a centrifugal tire spinning machine would really speed up the process to make good use of waste tires for home building! It would make the filling tires with dirt so much less labour intensive and the tires would be quite solid if spun fast enough. It would make these homes so much more dirt cheep!