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ShawnBath,a49-year-olddiver,usedtomakealivingcollectingseaurchinsinNewfoundlandandLabrador,Canada.Thethingshesawontheoceanfloorstartedbotheringhim.So,oneday,insteadofremovingmoreseaurchinsfromtheocean,hestartedfishingoutoldtyres,carbatteriesandotherjunk.Throughdecadesofcommercialfishingandtourism,Atlanticharbourshavebecometrashreceptacles.“I’veseeneverythingthatmankinddidn’twant,”Bathsays.Sofarhehasremovedalmost7tonnesofgarbagesingle-handedly.Acamerafollowedhimoverayearandahalfofstruggle,forinstancetoobtainfundsforhisnon-profitorganisationcalledCleanHarboursInitiative.Thefilmcapturesthebureaucraticquagmireoffederalgrantsandfunding.Meanwhile,Bathhasabankbalanceof$9.07.Aninspiringdocumentarythatis“nottryingtosolvetheworld’sproblems”,asthefilm’sdirectorsays.“I’mtryingtofollowoneguywho’stryingtodosomethinginhisownbackyard.Ifwecangeteverybodydoingalittle,everybodycontributingalittle,thenwecouldmakeamajorchangetoouroceans”.
