We know they're animals because of Spongebob.

@jnightshade4379

Жыл бұрын

Yes we do 😂

@Raymondapples

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@candyaddict111

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@Itscerisse

Жыл бұрын

😭🤣 🤣

@fandroid6491

Жыл бұрын

@@lisayasminwarren1310 Keep your dirty cryptocurrency away from my squeaky clean Sponge boi 🧽

I used to be a sponge diver! the man in the first clip, trimming the sponge, that's Taso. I worked with him, made a good chunk of money for it. I'd know them hairy ass arms anywhere. Taso is a good man, but a man of few words. I sailed with him for almost a year, and he spoke more words in this video than I've ever heard him say while out working. good cook too. all the captains cook for the crew. I also worked on the St. Nicholas VII, the 'tour boat' for sponges. great place. I really miss it.

@kiloton1920

Жыл бұрын

Cool! I believe you

@kiloton1920

Жыл бұрын

What did you do while working for him?

@aidanacebo9529

Жыл бұрын

@@kiloton1920 mostly just beat the sponges. you have to get the skin off, you see. day in, day out. mind the lines and beat the sponges. couple times he had me at the wheel, but only when I was the only one suited. dishes, cleaned the decks. deckhand stuff, greenhorn stuff. sponges, rinse, beat, dry, beat, dry some more, beat. rinse and rebeat. was really menial stuff, but I always responded with a "Yessir" and got it done. made good money, but stank to high heavens. the smell is the killer. making better money than my peers, but if I can't spend it on a date, what's the point? had to shave off all my hair and sunburn most of my skin to peel off, to get the smell out. no amount of scrubbing can wash away the stench. only dove once, but decided that part of the job isn't for me. I'm slightly claustrophobic, and the pressure of the water on me isn't fun. I slept on deck in a hammock, really sucked when we'd go through a squall. the neat thing about 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘪 is the ability to rig sail, she's still got her traditional mast and rigging. most trips we'd use that for curing sponges, but sometimes we'd get the canvas from below and set it up. I have a good bit of experience with traditional sailing, those were the times he'd have me at the helm.

@blessedbeauty2293

2 ай бұрын

- Good shxt. That is awesome 👌🏽 👏🏽 ❤ Why kill these animals though? Poor Sponge Bob 🧽 😢

@aidanacebo9529

Ай бұрын

@@blessedbeauty2293 why kill a cow for beef? why kill a grouper for it's meat? it's tasty, it's parts have use beyond the obvious. although we don't eat them, sponges are still used in almost every industry for odd reasons, from dampening to damping. people tend to prefer the natural sponge over a synthetic sponge because it's renewable, biodegradable, and if taken care of proper, it will last decades of use. my grandpa used the same natural sponge to clean his old cars for over 30 years, and I just used that sponge to wash my motorcycle about a week ago. the sponge is a filter feeder. it will grow back from the tiniest part left on the bottom, and the government says we have to leave a good chunk (2 inches off the bottom) of the sponge, so we use a knife to cut them off the bottom. technically we aren't killing the sponge at all, think of it like shearing a sheep. Ironic, as one of the most common sponges we harvest are called "wool" sponges.

Wife and I spent a week on vacation in Madeira Beach a few years back and traveled one day up to Tarpon Springs to spend the day. It was a wonderful little town with great shopping, awesome authentic Greek cuisine and the friendliest people ever. Definitely need to go back there again one day.

‘Sponges are becoming increasingly rare’. Ya, no shit! You’re raiding them daily.

@fuckcorporati0ns

Жыл бұрын

@hitman.radio30 yeah? So what happened in greece city where they depleted whole sponge

@JcoleMc

Жыл бұрын

@@fuckcorporati0ns Media hyperbole They depleted all the harvested sponges , not the actual sponge beds

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

@hitman.radio30 like it or not, they're quoting what the sponge harvester in the video said aren't they! Clearly they are not growing back as fast as they are being harvested are they!

I've been to Tarpon Springs before, small town but very nice place. I like the shops there. A lot of sea themed stuff. Most of their stuff is the real deal. I think next time I visit I will buy myself a sponge or two for my shower. They also have nice restaurants, I went to this Greek restaurant I had a lamb gyro and grilled squid. You get nice views of the water too.

@Guerrilla727

Жыл бұрын

Ha the big blue Greek restaurant? I went there too

@dukcy7450

Жыл бұрын

omg same lol!

@isaiahc8390

Жыл бұрын

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire. Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power. Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes. Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved. Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed. Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions. Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope. Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome. Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948

@jansmith3158

Жыл бұрын

so sick of these videos spewing "Climate change"...what people dont know is our own govt & 36 other governments make their own weather. In the US it's called HAARP program (look up) and our US govt even cloud seeds hurricanes to make them BIGGER. YEP. look up "Project Storm fury" = about hurricane being cloud seeded. look up the video "Dr Fuellmich grand jury day 1" video where Dr Fuellmich and his team expose the lies, manipulation and crimes our govt & world govts have done in the last 2 1/2 years with the push of these evil EXPERIMENTAL 💉 they are pushing and harming millions world wide. look up yt ch The healthy American peggy hall vids "Civil rights Act of 1968 title 7 & 11" and "EEOC file complaint) = Peggy shows you that you have LEGAL rights to say NO to mask, 💉 and testing and still KEEP YOUR JOB. YEP our corrupt govt forgot to share this info with citizens. But, Peggy has free vids on this. See also US Freedom Flyers = more info. pls pass on to everyone!! The truth shall prevail.

@loanguy6193

Жыл бұрын

What you are not hearing on these comments is how much courage it takes to do this job. I knew one such person who did this for a living. Ask some of these guys to share their shark stories with you.

I live half an hour south of Tarpon Springs and have visited dozens of times in my life. Wonderful little town, you can still hear the older generation speak Greek.

@Guerrilla727

Жыл бұрын

How can you afford clearwater/st pete?

@isaiahc8390

Жыл бұрын

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation 6 1st Seal: White horse = Roman Empire conquering nations under Trajan 98-117 AD & Gospel spreading rapidly. 2nd Seal: Red horse, bloody civil wars with 32 different Emperors, most killed by the sword. 185-284 AD 3rd Seal: Black horse, economic despair from high taxes to pay for wars, farmers stopped growing. 200-250 AD 4th Seal: Pale horse, 1/4th of Romans died from famine, pestilence; at one point 5,000 dying per day. 250-300 AD 5th Seal: Diocletian persecuted Smyrna church era saints for ten years, blood crying out for vengeance. 303-312 AD 6th Seal: Political upheaval in the declining Roman Empire while the leaders battled each other. 313-395 AD Revelation 7 Sealing of 144,000, the saints, before trumpet war judgments, which led to the fall of the Roman Empire. Revelation 8 1st Trumpet: Alaric and the Goths attacked from the north, the path of hail, and set it on fire. 400-410 AD 2nd Trumpet: Genseric and the Vandals attacked the seas and coastlands, the blood of sailors in water. 425-470 AD 3rd Trumpet: Attila and the Huns scourged the Danube, Rhine & Po rivers area, dead bodies made water bitter. 451 AD 4th Trumpet: Odoacer and the Heruli caused the last Western Emperor (sun), Senate (moon) to lose power. 476 AD With the Western Roman Emperor (restrainer of 2 Thes. 2) removed; the son of perdition Popes took power. Revelation 9 Two woe judgments against the central 1/3rd and eastern 1/3rd of the Roman Empire. 612-1453 AD 5th Trumpet: Locust & scorpions point to Arabia, the rise of the Muslim army. Islam hides Gospel from Arabs. 612-762 AD 6th Trumpet: Turks released to attack Constantinople with large cannons (fire, smoke, brimstone). 1062-1453 AD Revelation 10 The little book is the printed Bible, which was needed after the Dark Ages when Scriptures were banned by Popes. Revelation 11 7th Trumpet: Martin Luther measured Roman Church; found that it’s an apostate church, not part of true temple. The two witnesses are the Scriptures and saints who proclaim the pure Gospel and testify against the antichrist Popes. Papal Church pronounced Christendom dead in 1514 AD. Silence for 3.5 years. Then Luther posted his 95 Thesis, which sparked the Protestant Reformation and brought the witnesses back to life. Millions of Catholics were saved. Revelation 12 Satan used the Roman Empire to try to wipe out the early Church, Satan was cast down as the Empire collapsed. Revelation 13 The antichrist beast Popes reigned in power 1,260 years, 538-1798, is the little horn of Daniel 7, son of perdition. The false prophet Jesuit Superior General rose to power from land (earth) of Vatican and has created many deceptions. Revelation 14 Points to great harvest during the Protestant Reformation & wrath on Catholic countries who obey antichrist Pope. Revelation 15 Overcoming saints victorious over the beast. Prelude to 7 vials and judgment on those who support Papal Rome. Revelation 16 1st Vial: The foul sore of atheism was poured out on Catholic France, leaving them with no hope, led to revolution. 2nd Vial: The French Revolution started in 1793, killed 250,000, as France had obeyed the Pope and killed saints. 3rd Vial: The French Revolution spread to rural areas of France, where Protestants had been killed in river areas. 4th Vial: The bloody Napoleonic wars shed the blood of countries who had revered and obeyed the antichrist Pope. 5th Vial: Judgment on the seat of the beast. Papal States invaded in 1798, Pope imprisoned, removed from power. 6th Vial: The Turks vast domain dried up, they were only left with Turkey. They lost control of Palestine in 1917 AD, Israel became a nation again in 1948

@AtlasSun777

Жыл бұрын

@@Guerrilla727 you don’t 🤘

@Blaze6432

Жыл бұрын

@@Guerrilla727 I currently rent a 2bd/2ba Townhome in Dunedin (Although I'm a 5 minute walk to the Clearwater boundaries). It's $1600 a month (I live alone but I can afford it relatively easily) but I locked in before all the crazy spikes. When my lease runs out most likely it'll spike to 2k.

@Guerrilla727

Жыл бұрын

@@Blaze6432 Yeah its getting crazy down there. I got a condo in 2017 so my mortgage was only 1k. Sold and moved to Tennessee where i got a house twice the size with land for $800.

I'm lucky enough to live 5 minutes away in Holiday Florida. Tarpon Springs is a great town with a lot more to do than just visit the Sponge docks.

@pony3284

Жыл бұрын

Even so, why do anything BUT visit the sponge docks??

In Brazil we usually use the loofah (Luffa aegyptiaca), I believe it must have a better efficiency than the sea sponge. It is not uncommon for a person to have this climbing plant in the backyard, it produces a lot and spreads easily.

@toomanymarys7355

Жыл бұрын

Loofahs are scratchier!

@flaviosilva6102

Жыл бұрын

@@toomanymarys7355 Yes, but just leave it soaking in water for a few days and it becomes more flexible.

@haseo8244

Жыл бұрын

Yup this article forgot about that squash.

@el_lahw__el_khafi

Жыл бұрын

In Egypt too we also use loofah

@johnjones9065

Жыл бұрын

@@flaviosilva6102 what color panties are you wearing today

I’ve lived in the area my whole life, so lucky to grow up in such a wonderful part of the state!

@Cris_the_coder

Жыл бұрын

sounds nice! nice to meet you! from az myself

@joshuacromley7439

Жыл бұрын

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ the LORD? Or Lord? The LORD is Satan The Christos surely is the savior of men, but exists within men. Jesus never said to worship him

I love the fact that they aren’t forcing their children to sponge dive and want a ‘better’ future for them.

@juancarlosnegron2358

Жыл бұрын

Is it any surprise that a parent would want their children to do better than them?

@YeeHaww

Жыл бұрын

@@juancarlosnegron2358 most parents at least

@autentico3284

Жыл бұрын

it's sad that people only care about making more money, and tradition and way of life is thrown out the window.........There is no class or respect for people who have no tradition or skills from the world of creators.

@helpmycatiseatingme84

Жыл бұрын

@@autentico3284 Wdym, have you seen the people in the comments of this video and other videos on this channel? There is a huge community of people who respect these crafts. I wasn’t saying that I don’t respect the craft, I respect the fact that the people aren’t forcing their children to do the craft like in other videos.

@hermaeusmora2945

Жыл бұрын

@@autentico3284 What good is the tradition and way of life if it doesn't pay the bills or put food on the table?

Are used to go to Tarpon Springs when my son lived in Florida I was a professional Potter and bought mini bags of small sponges and I bought two of the flower pot sponges I just got one out of the basement yesterday I keep that one in my aquarium and I’m setting up a new aquarium for my fish they love the sponge even though they are over 20 years old the flower pot sponges are in good shape

Lived there for 7 years before moving to Indian Rocks beach area. I spent hours down there because I worked at the Marina across from the docks. The Greeks are wonderful people, very caring once you gain there trust. They helped me through some tough times.

@Mach11976

Жыл бұрын

@@froggygirl329 I think my Greek wife might have something to say to you about being a troll, I think I will show her. She will get a big laugh 🤣

@MrEazyE357

Жыл бұрын

Do you still live on Indian Rocks Beach? I only ask because my uncle lived there up until fairly recently.

@Mach11976

Жыл бұрын

@@MrEazyE357 No I left in 2018, but it's one the most laid back places on earth. I miss those sunsets, unfortunately I couldn't get clean in Florida so I had to make a change. But it worked, I'll have 5 years on September 19. Sometimes you have to leave the things you love in order to live your life. I guess that's a little more info than you needed LOL but I'm proud of what I did, and a proud veteran.

@walterquick8649

Жыл бұрын

@@Mach11976 Thanks for sharing 24 years sober and yes they are vary great folks the greeks in tarpon Navy VETRAN

@crabmansteve6844

Жыл бұрын

@@froggygirl329 you clearly haven't spent a lot of time around Greek people or you would understand what he means. They have a very tight close knit community, stop assuming everything is racist or elitist and just understand the nuance of a conversation.

I’ve come here once when I was about 10. I thought we were going to the beach (that’s what I was told) but instead we came here and honestly it was way better then any beach. It was beautiful and fun and I had a lot of fun learning about sponges and shopping around I really want to come back one of these days 😊😊

i go here almost every year!!! we don't really call it tarpon springs, just the sponge docks, but it's the coolest!!

The way the grandparents care about their grandkids. ❤️

@ThE4EvRPs3GaMeR

2 ай бұрын

I was happy to hear that too because so many of the old generation are still on that "work 24hr to the bone to be a real man" type of mentality and that's just not the way life is any more. You can do and make more with less now.

I lived in Tarpon Springs for 25 years I love that town , restaurants are fantastic,delicious food!

I visited there some years ago and I still have my sponge! Great Greek food

I lived about 25 min south of Tarpon Springs and I loved going there. It is a great place.

When I visited this year, you can try to purchase from the harvesters, but they won't because they will lose their contract with whoever pays them to collect the sponges. The shops are expensive, the best place to buy is the open market in the center of town.

@leepiper4621

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

We always went out that way when we visited my father in law. Lunch at the Greek restaurant- always get the saganaki- check out the town for a bit, then drive over to Honeymoon Beach. I've been there at several different times of year and unlike every other Florida beach, including the one a few minutes from my house, Honeymoon was never crowded but still beautiful. And the visitor's center is great- the park rangers will show you all kinds of stuff, including the nesting eagles out over the bay.

I love Tarpon Springs Fl and the Greek community ❤️ lovely beautiful people ❤️

As a Floridian, I visit this city a lot of times it is extremely beautiful ❤️

i used to use sponge for shower that made from plants. its called "oyong or gambas". actually it works good. but the plants also has delicious taste. so people prefer to eat it earlier than waited old enough to be a sponge.

Shoutout to all of the commenters here who apparently know way more about how sustainable this practice is than the Greeks who have been doing this for centuries 👍 You guys are always the experts

@damnman7226

Жыл бұрын

Centuries look at the amount harvested now compared to the past, man you are dull ass hell

@flutterbree

Жыл бұрын

I do think we've learned more about sustainable harvesting recently than a century ago, but the youtube comments are the last place I take someone seriously, lol

@theotheleo6830

Жыл бұрын

If you think they practiced sustainability for centuries, then explain why they had to travel thousands of miles to harvest sponges here instead of staying in Greece. Also, explain why the govt had to step in and regulate the industry by requiring that the sponges be cut so that they can regrow, instead of harvesting the entire animal, as they have done for centuries.

@janleslie7163

Жыл бұрын

They think their experts .I totally agree with you Martin 👍

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

Curious don't you think that the vast majority of the sponges don't come from Greece anymore then? Why is that? Maybe because Greece has better environmental & sustainability regulations than the US, so limits harvests to sustainable levels, while the US does not? It's just over 100 years they've been harvesting in this location & they've gone from the ground being literally covered in them to having to walk miles looking for the same number they previously found in a 2 square metre area. Don't need to be an expert to understand that means the industry is NOT sustainable & they are taking FAR more than are growing

I love Tarpon Springs. Fun little town to visit and I love using the sponges. They smell like the sea no matter where you go, so you can bring the sea with you. I always wondered about the sustainability of the industry.

@rotorheadv8

Жыл бұрын

Well, my father took me there via train from St a Pete for my 7th birthday. We went out on a boat and watched a hard hat diver go down and bring up a bag of sponges. That was 1966. So, I guess they manage their harvests just fine.

@joshuacromley7439

Жыл бұрын

They slice the sponges off where they grow, leaving a flat "tree trunk" like chunk of sponge that it grows back from. Fully sustainable, so long as we keep our oceans clean

Informative story! I prefer a wash cloth because it is washable and is from a farmed product like cotton. Never used any but artificial kind. These are a fickle kind of industry but at least they are learning to cut them not pull them out of the bottom. There was a documentary about oyster and South Sea pearls being farmed. Great!!

@floridakid7975

Жыл бұрын

Wash cloths are dead skin and dirt traps 🤮

@sasfiremaiden840

Жыл бұрын

I prefer a wash cloth as well. It gets all the nook an crannies. I also, saw the documentary on pearls...it was super interesting!!!

That red tide comment was on point. Last year, we had record breaking red tide. It killed almost everything, not just sponges. The entire Tampa Bay area was full of people who were sick from exposed to the high quantities. Many of us blame the chemical spill from the improperly maintained tanks that spilled into the water months prior to the outbreak. The culprits got away scott free.

@Guerrilla727

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the spill on Bradenton did it.

@physetermacrocephalus2209

Жыл бұрын

They were not exactly chemicals and they were not stored in tanks. It was large reservoirs of standing water saturated with nitrogen based fertilizer which accumulated from the farmlands and decorative landscaping. The earthen barriers used to contain this water collapsed and a lot of thar water drained into the bay causing the red tide algae to explode in population due to feeding on the excess nitrates.

@Thehouseoffail

Жыл бұрын

@@physetermacrocephalus2209 I really appreciate the additional information you provided. However, I would argue that the distinction between chemicals and water contaminated with nitrogen fertilizer is negligible. After all, nitogen rich fertilizer is also called chemical fertilizer for a very good reason. And trying to separate the two is dangerous, considering how frequently golf courses and comericial farms try to use those kinds of terms to get around chemical fertilizer bans in the rainy months. Bans which exists to protect our fish, sponges, coral, and people. Bans which, had they been stricter and more broad, may have prevented the red tide disaster which is still effecting the population to this day and will continue to do so for years to come. You are however right about the tanks. That was a good point to make.

@KB-ke3fi

Жыл бұрын

@@Thehouseoffail How do you think the "dead zone" at the mouth of the Mississippi in Louisiana happens? All that fertilizer and crud and chemicals and machine parts and crap from cows and pig farms from 30 states all flow into the river and go to the Gulf of Mexico....killing everything. But there are no restrictions for the northern states to clean up their act all the way to Minnesota, they just continue to pollute the river. Then it hits the Gulf stream and heads to Texas....and then Texas gets EPA fines from the freaking feds every year.

@Thehouseoffail

Жыл бұрын

@@KB-ke3fi Also a fantastic point. Though, I'm not gointg to give Texas a pass because they have a terrible track record. But it is important to remember that interstate cooperation is crucial to keeping our coasts from becoming a wasteland. And that more northern, landlocked states are major polluters. That all waterways eventually lead to the ocean and need to be protected.

amazing. It's surprising they're able to harvest so many from looking at how many have been collected from the area there already. like they said the sponge is an animal so it doesn't grow as quick as plants. It's interesting that the sponge is like sand paper bc its made up of a calcium hard like material. I haven't seen many for sale out in the suburbs I thought it's become illegal bc they're so close to living corals, but im glad there's a way people can make money and allow not destroy the entire sponge population.

As I sit here watching this, we haven’t had a single tropical storm this year.

@bobbylee7801

Жыл бұрын

5 minutes of sponges and 5 minutes of climate change. 1 electric vehicle commercial and 1 WOKE ideology commercial.

@toomanymarys7355

Жыл бұрын

That's because they aren't actually more common. Lol.

I lived in Tarpon Springs for awhile, very Greek town with amazing food. Definitely worth checking out the Sponge Docks. It's a just a short drive from Clearwater.

Very cool. I'm from Orlando... and once while I was in elementary school my dad took me to tarpon springs and we got my mom a little sponge for her make up and she still uses it to this day. It's a very cool place!!

Such a master. Time-tested and successful in his skills.

@aidanacebo9529

Жыл бұрын

you gotta meet the guy. he's something else. the term "old salt" doesn't even fit him. Taso is a man of few words, and very wary of people. after all, a master doesn't reveal his secrets so easily. I know the guy, I can't believe he spoke so much on camera.

@hnfiiinc5993

Жыл бұрын

@@aidanacebo9529 definitely will 👍🏻

@aidanacebo9529

Жыл бұрын

@@hnfiiinc5993 if you're local, he's normally working dockside if he's there. his family owns the sponge emporium next to the dock.

There’s a Greek restaurant on the sponge docks that is amazing! The food is so delicious. The shops are touristy but a fun day. There was a little family owned aquarium as well. My husbands family lives in palm harbor so we always visit when we visit our family. Interesting little segment about a place I’ve been. Thanks for sharing!

@christianbalos8609

Жыл бұрын

Theres like 10…

That explains why spongebob and his parents are the only existing sponges in the bikini bottom

@xXxSkyViperxXx

Жыл бұрын

he hides under a pineapple under the sea nobody would think to look under that

I just LOVE Tarpon Springs...I lived in Spring Hill some years ago, and I discovered the cute little Greek town, with the most delicious Greek food, the small Aquarium by the docks, the soap store "Geta Guru" the authentic small shops, the random musicians playing their lovely instruments, and of course the sea sponges 🧽 I still have a couple. I miss Tarpon Springs so much. Great memories🙏🏾

I love Tarpon Springs! Gorgeous town!

Those sponges are made to use for pottery making because of how expensive the natural sponge so that is why people make fake sponge because it is easy to produce and cheaper to buy but it’s not eco friendly though.

"They've harvested these animals since the 1900s..." Damn, that was a LONG time ago, therefore I am officially HISTORIC 🤠😂🤣

These are my people! We come from a small island in Greece where sea sponges have been harvested for centuries

@Jonasastrophotos

Жыл бұрын

i bought a sea sponge in Greece when i was on vacation. Its so good

@samuraiboi2735

Жыл бұрын

Tbh i myself taught sponges were made from plastic tho thats the one i use cus it just too expensive for my wallet lol until now because those mf be harvesting sea sponges and that shit look crazy.Anyways for me i do say sea sponges do take a hella long time to form especially the expensive ones ive heard from greece cus they produce high quality sea sponge tho it did damaged the eco system down there.

@bongopro4401

Жыл бұрын

I went to that town a week ago and went into a restaurant, there was a guy playing the Bouzouki and we chat abt Greek music and such , as a musician myself I enjoyed the convo , I had no idea how many Greeks live there

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

so I'm curious, do you have harvest limits there? This doesn't seem sustainable in this video does it!

@toomanymarys7355

Жыл бұрын

@@mehere8038 You weren't paying attention, were you? The sponges regrow. They cut them instead of uprooting them to damage them less and only harvest large ones.

I went to high school around there. I saw the sponges, but I didn't know -70% of sponges? Cool, informative

This town is like a small Hellas in the States!🇬🇷💙 We have many people that harvest sponges here too. There are some islands that they are famous for their quality natural sponges! Anastàsios > Tàsos means resurrection in Hellenic btw 2:31 The boat is named Evdokía (female name🇬🇷) Sailors here used to name their boats and ships with female names, usually their wife’s name or their daughter’s name. More commonly their wife’s name to remember the family they left behind! Ευδοκία / Evdokía means propitiousness, Grace.

@xXxSkyViperxXx

Жыл бұрын

they want to ride their wife wherever they go

@npeace312

Жыл бұрын

There is a bakery in Tarpon Springs called Hellas and they make my favorite baklava

@Kolious_Thrace

Жыл бұрын

@@npeace312 that’s nice! Ohhh… now I want some 🤤

Omg. I love this little town!!!! Best food around. And the most amazing families. I still have my tarpon spring spong.

Cutting only gives it a 'better chance' of regrowth. If all the conditions are correct without disruption, and it manages to regrow, it will take 3-5 years to have harvestable growth. Harvesting disrupts the ecosystem, the other living organisms that rely on the sponges , and often death to surrounding corals from harvesting practices.

@chrissypoo69

Жыл бұрын

Leave them in the ocean.

@Fabdanc

Жыл бұрын

I was legit coming to write a very similar comment. The footage of them trudging along the sea floor made me cringe. And perhaps there would be less toxic algal blooms if the sea grass beds, bivalves, sponges, and other filters were all left intact doing their jobs?... There would also be clearer water, more sea life, and stabilization against storms that would all help bolster ecotourism.

@imchris5000

Жыл бұрын

well they have been managing the sponge beds for more than a 100 years the real threat is tampa bay releasing massive amounts of sewage into the water causing red tide that kills everything

@amimiami82

Жыл бұрын

Yeah if it hurts the animals, these ppl that depend their life on carefully harvesting them should just go neck themselves or let their families starve to death. They are humans and sponges are animals. These people need to take advantage of sponges to make a living. So be it. Stop bitching about sponges when u do nothing anyway to propose an actual solution.

@Guerrilla727

Жыл бұрын

All for a sponge that we can easily manufacture

I went to tarpon springs when I was little. One shop there smells like my great grandpas house. Great breakfast diner and Greek diner. Reminds me of Ancient Greece, Poseidon and Apollo vibes.

When I was a kid, we would have to pick up our mail in Tarpon Springs since Holiday had not yet been named. It was a great place to grow up in the 60s-70s. I've been back since then and a LOT has changed. The sponge docks were interesting when I was young. Now, I am surprised they still have sponges. I'm glad they survived the blight of red tide.

My mind auto dubbed SpongeBob's laughter over each scene 🧽

@ItachiUchiha-br8ig

Жыл бұрын

But really they shouldn't wonder why the water is so dirty in the Gulf since they are actively removing the filtration systems.

Oh I love this town! I went a year ago and it was the cutest little town ever. I went to a restaurant and ate the best veggie hummus sandwich that was amazing. It was so unbelievably fresh and so flavorful it made my mouth water. That sandwich will forever be in my memories and I can't wait to go back! Everything about this town is authentic and the people are super friendly too.

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

@sjbaem4448

Жыл бұрын

Sponge! Bob! Square! Pants!

@youtubeaccount5673

Жыл бұрын

I could hear spongebob scream when the sponge was getting snipped by scissors

@chinesecabbagefarmer

Жыл бұрын

Not for long.

@ISDATBIGBEN908

Жыл бұрын

SpongeBob SquarePants

@samuraiboi2735

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah the place where the nuke bomb was dropped

I never knew I was using a creature to bathe 🤦‍♀️ learn something new today. Now I want to visit, I’m sure the food is awesome.

@chadandersen6590

Жыл бұрын

I mean most people arent using actual sea sponges to bathe or clean dishes... what?

@gardenjhr

Жыл бұрын

@@chadandersen6590 maybe now, a lot of people still use these animals though

@Thehouseoffail

Жыл бұрын

The food in Tarpon is fantastic. It's almost impossible for a chain restaurant to open in the city, due to ordinances. The place is basically wall to wall mom and pop resturants and stores. And all of them are so, so good.

@ant_life_4ever

Жыл бұрын

@@Thehouseoffail thank you… I love Mediterranean! Now, I’m excited to put it on the list!

If anyone ever passes through Hella's bakery 100000% recommend the restaurant and bakery are great!

@ktng3176

Жыл бұрын

What stuff do you recommend ?

Was hoping they would explain more about the Sponges and how they grow, eat, live for etc

@aidanacebo9529

Жыл бұрын

what do you want to know? they are filter feeders, they will regrow from the tiniest part. they can live for many years, if not decades. they have lots of uses besides what was stated, lots of homes built from the teens to the 60s in that area use sponges as insulation. I actually worked for Taso, for about a year. Born and raised in Dunedin, just south of tarpon springs. I spent every day in that town, sometimes weeks at a time. I miss it.

@Tripl3Doubl3

Жыл бұрын

@@aidanacebo9529 thanks for the informative reply. How do the Sponges reproduce and why do they mainly grow in tarpon springs?

@aidanacebo9529

Жыл бұрын

@@Tripl3Doubl3 the closest sponge bed is about 10 miles NW of tarpon springs. it's not like they are back up in the bayou. we would go out for weeks, sometimes a month straight. sponge captains are understandably a little leery of giving away the locations of the sponge beds they frequent. it's also not just tarpon springs, Key West had a good sponge industry until the 90s. there's a great movie about it, filmed in the 60s in Tarpon Springs and Key West, called "below the 12 mile reef". I suggest you check it out.

@aidanacebo9529

Жыл бұрын

@@Tripl3Doubl3 and as for how sponges reproduce? I'm not entirely certain. what I do know, is that they are the second lowest life form on earth, and they are animals. they aren't plants. they are more akin to coral. the sponge it's self is the skeleton of the animal. it has a skin to it, and to 'cure' the sponge, you have to dry it out and beat it with a stick, and soak it, and dry it out and beat it with a stick again. rinse and repeat, literally. all I did for hours every day was beat and rinse and beat and rinse. and the smell is God Awful. that's why I stopped. it's a dead animal. a dead fish smell, except this thing eats all the waste of the fish. so it smells extra bad.

@anapaladi4499

Жыл бұрын

@@Tripl3Doubl3 Like mushrooms true pores 🤷

Perhaps it would be better for them to create a sponge farm. They are resilient and regenerate well right? Seems like a perfect product to keep growing. Creating a farm might help the surrounding area regrow as well.

@aidanacebo9529

Жыл бұрын

they are filter feeders, not plants. they require the environment they live in naturally, because they eat the waste products of that environment.

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

@@aidanacebo9529 do they though? I don't know, but I know a lot of fish farms have extensive waste, I wonder if adding these into those farms could be a good solution to that, while giving the sponges everything they need too? There's certainly prawn farms out there also growing seaweeds for food, using the waste from the prawns to do so, the reason for the seaweed being to meet environmental standards, but the way they do that gives them additional profits in the process

@aidanacebo9529

Жыл бұрын

@@mehere8038 I'm not certain. I'm sure something along those lines could be done, but farming the sponge it's self, I'm not sure there's a big enough market for them as it is. I mean, most of the money stems from tourism where they are, then comes export.

@alexioiancu

Жыл бұрын

@@mehere8038 sea sponges are tough but they can only handle the amount of waste that a coral reef can produce but a fish farm produces insane amounts of waste that I do not think a whole sea bed of them could actually keep up with the bacteria and disease being created from all the fish poop. Also they naturally grow so you would need to dig a shit ton of em up and replace them which could kill them alone

@brendatenorio5721

Жыл бұрын

Or just take better care of environment. Farms have serious biological n environmental problems of their own.

I prefer the loofa sponge you grow. I can get 18 pods, and cut them into 4 pieces. The seeds I keep for the next years growth. This is fascinating to know, I thought these were plastic sponges like the ones you find for dishes.

Since my wife introduced me to natural sponges from artificial ones, I can never go back to artificial sponges. It is by far better to use a natural sponge in the shower than anything that can synthetically be made!

Business Insider made a video on sea sponges a couple of months ago. Interesting to see the different types of feedback on what's essentially the same topic. Just presented differently, and viewed from a different angle.

@theotherohlourdespadua1131

Жыл бұрын

Aside from the fact one is made in Greece and the other is made in Florida?

@bryanmcleod9346

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, and it makes me wonder if they mentioned gLoBaL WaRmInG as many times as she did in this video. Of course the weather changes! It's called Mother Nature and Seasons, which have been evolving for millinia!!

I can understand both the highs and lows of sponge diving and harvest. I respect their hard line of work, and what they bring in to sell but I am super grateful they are giving their children and grandchildren a choice to do another trade.

I was out geocaching in Tarpon Springs yesterday and when I saw this in my recommended I thought, what a coincidence! Tarpon Springs is great.

@KB-ke3fi

Жыл бұрын

Well, it will all be ruined and too expensive one day soon with everyone moving there from New York.

love tarpon springs! even as a kid it was one of my favorite day trips from orlando! ❤️ so many memories

THIS IS MY FAVORITE LITTLE TOWN IN FLORIDA IT IS LIKE A LITTLE GREECE

@ktng3176

Жыл бұрын

Want to visit someday... Love 🇲🇾

this is near my summer house I got here every year sure it none of the stores really have changed in 20 years its fun to walk around its a real shame they moved the aquarium the new location for that just does not compare

This was a really interesting mini-doc, well done!! Thanks!

Gotta love Tarpon, nice place to go. Lived there for many years. Even as a resident I loved going to the Sponge Docks.

I don't know how I never even realized sponges were naturally occurring. Guess I never really thought about it before, thanks Business Insider!

it's amazing learning new things daily from this channel. I had heard the name sea sponge but never new beyond that.

Omg it’s the overcooked song!

We always go here whenever we visit Florida. So interesting! Very beautiful part of Florida

Am I the only one who feels bad for the sponges? I mean, this can't be sustainable.

@apdroidgeek1737

Жыл бұрын

It can be sustainable if they are not greedy, like the reporter have said, sponges can regenerate incredibly fast. Or rather they can clone themselves very fast.

It was my grandfather, William George Hammon V, who invented polyvinylformal, which replaced natural sponges in the market in the 1950s. They used to be the only sponge you could buy

@ErinRaciell

Жыл бұрын

One of the worst things for the environment…

@therasbull

Жыл бұрын

@@ErinRaciell lmao. not at all. And im glad that the sponge population in the Mediterranean, the old source, is now recovering.

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

@@therasbull amazing the people who can be credited with saving species. I believe Viiagra had similar effects, saving huge numbers of endangered animals that had previously been used in traditional medicine to address the same issues that medication does

Was a window cleaner once. We used these. They truly are the best you can use.

Tarpon Springs is a cool little town. Great people and amazing small hole in the wall food spots. If near it, just go and have fun.

I spent my youth sitting in the docs there , 90s and early 2ks listening to music and being young i thank god for this loved seeing my grandpa and hanging out with and taking the sponge doc tours it’s beautiful times

Have been here before. Very cool place. Feels like you’re in Greece. Great restaurants & cool tourist attractions

Which industry DOESN"T struggle recently, globally.

@mastersplinter5966

Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for it lol. In these videos, I always wait for the "But recently there's been..."

@bemanos12345

Жыл бұрын

energy companies

Always loved going there as a kid, 10/10 must visit place in Florida!

I'm born and raised there at the sponge docks. Great video. I remember when it was being filmed. Bravo taso

I've seen this up close and personal in Key West. They are very strict about harvesting.

@mastergreyskull523

Жыл бұрын

"very strict" lol

@chefnic4763

Жыл бұрын

@@mastergreyskull523 Yes, they can only harvest a certain number per day. There is only one boat and crew allowed to harvest. VERY STRICT.

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

@@chefnic4763 it's clearly not! Or if it is, then it's still incorrectly set at limits that are above growth rates, therefore depleting reserves - as they say in this video

@chefnic4763

Жыл бұрын

@@mehere8038 I can only speak for what I saw in the Key West. What happens in other parts of Florida, I don't know 🤷🏻‍♀️

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

@@chefnic4763 but you don't even know if one boat is low enough in harvest levels to be sustainable do you? Or do you? Do you know what the environmental studies on the sponges have said is a sustainable annual harvest number & how that compares to what is being harvested in that one boat? & then yeh, in addition to that you potentially have other boats from other areas harvesting too, so there's clearly nothing at all "strict" in genuinely protecting the sponges & ensuring harvests are kept to below reproduction rates

Acredito que as esponjas de luffa são uma melhor opção

I love going to the sponge docks in Tarpon Springs!

I love it when I happen upon a sponge boat - I was in Greece Rhodes when i saw a big boat selling mass assortments of sponges. So inexpensive- unfortunately here in Canada 🇨🇦 these sponges are too expensive to buy as often as we would like. Small one is $40 - found abroad for $2. Ahh shipping

@theotheleo6830

Жыл бұрын

Shipping, middlemen, import taxes, and retail costs.

There probably killing so many of SpongeBob relatives 😅

I visited the West Africa country of Senegal years ago; they use a more sustainable product. I believe it's called " Njampee" it's made with processed coconut husk . I bought a whole bag for $6... it would certainly last me two or three years . It's works wonderful and exfoliate very well.

It's simply amazing that these are living, breathing creatures!!!🙂

i’ve visited there once or twice and i loved going! i want to go back soon.

I can hear spongebob scream everytime those sponges are handled

I just brought one from you that’s 10 inches when wet and it’s AMAZING!!! Thank you

Loved this video. I live 5 minutes from Tarpon Springs. Go there to visit a family ran aquarium, eat gyros and baklava.

I like your contant ❤️👌

I live here and we haven't had a bad hurricane since Irma in 2017 (which didn't hit us hard at all) not sure why she made that into such a big deal. Everything else was accurate. Come buy a sponge and walk around downtown tarpon !

@zroost

Жыл бұрын

The ever "looming" climate crisis, the narrative never ceases to be the scapegoat for all of mankind's woes

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

meanwhile there's another commenter saying there's been daily severe storms all summer, to the point of flooding & a total inability of fishing or tourist boats to even get out of the docks

@jack-gf6jw

Жыл бұрын

@@mehere8038 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 meanwhile everyone from tarpon has been boating all summer and I'll be going out tomorrow

@toomanymarys7355

Жыл бұрын

@@mehere8038 They lied.

We have climate changes and cycles proven from the beginning of time. It’s not a crisis. It’s natural. This man is a self made man. Young people should note his hard work has always sustained him. Good man.

Can't believe I watched the whole thing. Wow good job to whoever put this together. Very interesting.

don't you love how his response to hardly any of them left is just that he has to "look harder", not consider conservation & if he maybe should let them recover a bit, not just keep taking the last handful? But I guess he doesn't want to hand it down to his kids, so who cares if they go extinct huh?

@mushhaus3967

Жыл бұрын

I live in Florida in a coastal town, it's more like a "get everything you can " situation when it comes to the red tide The red tide, also called blood tide, is a tide of Karenia brevis algae blooms that kills *everything* in it's path and even makes the people very sick, it leaves millions of animals dead every year and ruins our beaches and every Floridian has seen that terrible blood red color and smelled the smell of hundreds of thousands of rotting marine life corpses on our shore

@delafontainedoes7664

Жыл бұрын

It's his livelihood, man. "Considering conservation" and "letting them recover" mean he goes hungry, at the time, his kids go hungry, maybe worse. I'm as much of an advocate for biodiversity and the environment as the next guy, but I completely understand why Captain Taso never did that. People do what they have to to survive.

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

@@mushhaus3967 sponges filter out stuff like that though don't they! I think you're way past the point where leaving sponges would make a significant impact on those, BUT lets not lose track of the fact that it's messing with the eco-system that causes that stuff & so taking the last of the sponges absolutely has the potential to make that problem worse, and to introduce new problems you haven't though of yet, just like red tides were unheard of in a time when the seabed was literally COVERED in these sponges eating any algae they could get hold of! It's absolutely irresponsible to say "oh well we've already destroyed the environment, so who cares if we destroy it some more too" - which is what I'm hearing in your comment

@mehere8038

Жыл бұрын

@@delafontainedoes7664 Plenty of alternate jobs available. That doesn't fly as an excuse either! No reason he can't get a part time job working in one of those tourist restaurants to supplement his income instead of taking the last of the sponges & wiping out the entire industry & tourism industry along with it. VERY short sighted to focus on eating today while wiping out all potential to eat tomorrow! PLENTY of countries limit the allowable catch, even this guy's native country! People there don't die of starvation because of it, do they!

'People want sustainable products' - puts sustainable sponge into plastic net

I can definitely remember these as a kid. These were our Mama's and not to be used for kids during bathing. Also did not have liquid bathing soap or plastic loofas. I'm sure the wash rag industry and bar soap industry has taken a major hit. 👌

thoroughly enjoyed this

They're killing spongebob!!!

Just wait 10 years and they will deplete sponge like they did in greece, we already saw this in previous vidoe on this channel

incredibly strange to see a place 10 mins from my childhood home on my youtube feed.

Omg I used to visit this town with my mom all the time when I lived in Florida. I would always visit the soap and sponge shops and buy the Greek pastries there!

@aussie1546

Жыл бұрын

Betty?

I love these videos, but you guys *really* need to up your video quality game. This looks like highly compressed 720p footage!

@AjanKan

Жыл бұрын

KZread uses a different codec for videos with lesser number of views, or sometimes it depends on the channel avg views too

@MikeDawson1

Жыл бұрын

@@AjanKan are you referring to AV1 vs VP9? There's not a huge noticeable quality difference there with the settings they use

fun fact you can extract dmt from sea sponge

@NoName-de1fn

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: you can extract dmt from a shitload of plants and organisms.