This is the heartbreaking moment plastic bags were pulled from a fish's mouth after it was caught in the Bahamas.<br /><br />The bass groper fish was hauled onto a boat after being caught in the Atlantic Ocean on September 4.<br /><br />Shocked locals removed three large plastic bags which were lodged deep the sea creatures throat. <br /><br />It is believed to have had even more pieces of plastic inside its stomach once they had been swallowed.<br /><br />The group of the boat can be heard in the clip blaming plastic pollution for the state of the fish, which was not healthy enough to be taken to land.<br /><br />One fisherman says ''it's pollution, man'' while another adds ''it's bad, right there, it has so much plastic in its mouth''.<br /><br />Campaign group Clean Ocean Project said the video was ''sad but important'' and called for action to reduce global plastic consumption.<br /><br />They added: ''This is the true image of single-use plastic.''
