The Sea Sponge is an interesting plant, or....Is it an animal?
It grows from a hard surface, like lime rock or any hard bottom and filters water, using what it needs to live, and exhausts the rest.

It also repopulates with spores, which is why you find a certain species you find a grove of the same kind. When harvested, the sponge diver cuts the sponge off from the bottom leaving a portion of it to grow back again. To harvest the sponge is cut with a sharp knife, leaving an inch or so to grow back, the sponge is then squeezed to release the sponge spores in the same area to repopulate before tucking it into a catch bag to be brought aboard.

Once the sponges are hosted aboard they are treated the same way. Whether it is the yellow sponge, wool sponge, they all must be processed. Each sponge has a thin like membrane that must be paddled to remove the skin. Water is used to pressure off the outer skin.

The sponge is very durable and has many uses. Exceptional for bathing. Indeed each sponge is unique and marvel of creation, and your sponge is caught right here in the Gulf Waters. Care for your sponge, should you need to wash it, would require only hot soapy water (no bleach) rinse with clean water, and then let set to air dry.Natural sponges are hypoallergenic, need very little care, and will last for years if taken care of properly.

Enjoy your Gift from the Sea!