This is the heartbreaking moment plastic bags were pulled from a fish's mouth after it was caught in the Bahamas.

The bass groper fish was hauled onto a boat after being caught in the Atlantic Ocean on September 4.

Shocked locals removed three large plastic bags which were lodged deep the sea creatures throat.

It is believed to have had even more pieces of plastic inside its stomach once they had been swallowed.

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.

One fisherman says ''it's pollution, man'' while another adds ''it's bad, right there, it has so much plastic in its mouth''.

Campaign group Clean Ocean Project said the video was ''sad but important'' and called for action to reduce global plastic consumption.

They added: ''This is the true image of single-use plastic.''

This is the heartbreaking moment plastic bags were pulled from a fish's mouth after it was caught in the Bahamas.

The bass groper fish was hauled onto a boat after being caught in the Atlantic Ocean on September 4.

Shocked locals removed three large plastic bags which were lodged deep the sea creatures throat.

It is believed to have had even more pieces of plastic inside its stomach once they had been swallowed.

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.

One fisherman says ''it's pollution, man'' while another adds ''it's bad, right there, it has so much plastic in its mouth''.

Campaign group Clean Ocean Project said the video was ''sad but important'' and called for action to reduce global plastic consumption.

They added: ''This is the true image of single-use plastic.''