Why Ocean Conservation?
The ocean is one of our greatest natural resources. It covers around 70% of the Earth, making the marine ecosystem the most prevalent ecosystem on our planet. In nature all things are connected and the sustainability of our marine ecosystem influences all other ecosystems such as tropical rainforests, deserts, tundra etc... The goal of Ocean Conservation is to preserve and protect our marine ecosystem that is essential to life on earth.
Plastic PollutionPlastic pollution is on the rise. As countries develop and populations are moving closer towards the coast, it is becoming far easier for plastics and toxics to end up in the marine environment. Unfortunately, advances in waste management (or lack of waste management in some areas) struggle to keep up with the volumes generated.
Plastic is a double problem as it can be broken into smaller pieces by sun exposure and wave action, this is known as microplastics. These microplastics make their way into the food chain of marine life and humans. Furthermore when plastic eventually degrades, around 400 years for most, it releases chemicals into the water that further contaminates our seas. |
More plastic than fish
Each year we dump eight million metric tons of plastic into the ocean. That is the equivalent of nearly 57,000 blue whales. If we continue at this rate then by 2050 the ocean plastic will outweigh all the ocean’s fish.
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