Balloon and Ribbon
Latex or mylar balloon
Deflated balloons and their ribbons, a leading cause of sea turtle and seabird deaths.
- Typical size
- Any size
- How often it turns up
- Common
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Bag it and bin it. Cut ribbons into short lengths before disposal.
How to tell it apart
- Shrivelled latex or shiny mylar
- Long curling ribbon still attached
- Often mistaken for jellyfish by turtles
Found one?
Photograph it and BeachNut will rank the likely matches, then log it to your collection.
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