The Moken or "sea people" of the Koh Surin islands earn money by collecting trash thrown into the ocean by fishing boats and selling it to national parks. Although at first glance this looks like a fortunate arrangement for the Moken, spreading pollution due to waste disposal at sea could ultimately result in decreasing marine resources, a serious blow to a people so intimately connected to the sea. Dangers such as this can be found beneath earth-friendly eco-approaches.