Plastics In The Ocean

Among the top 10 kinds of trash picked up during the 2017 international coastal cleanup were food wrappers beverage bottles grocery bags straws and take out containers all made of plastic.

Plastics in the ocean.

The collection of plastic and floating trash originates from the pacific rim including countries in asia north america and south america. Plastic has been found in more than 60 of all seabirds and in 100 of sea turtles species that mistake plastic for food. Every minute about a dump truck load of plastic goes into the oceans sullying beaches hurting. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050.

The amount of plastic dumped into the ocean has been increasing according to a new study and the problem will probably get worse. And when animals ingest plastic it can cause life threatening problems including reduced fitness nutrient uptake and feeding efficiency all vital for survival. Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. About 8 million metric tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean annually of those 236 000 tons are microplastics tiny pieces of broken down plastic smaller than your little fingernail.

The gyre is divided into two areas the. The great pacific garbage patch also described as the pacific trash vortex is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central north pacific ocean it is located roughly from 135 w to 155 w and 35 n to 42 n. Help make an impact today. We re on a mission to free the ocean of plastic pollution.

In your home your office your school and your ocean. The problem of plastic in nature particularly in our oceans is a global crisis. Plastic oceans international is a global non profit organization that addresses the issue plastic pollution and how it impacts our waters sea life and humans. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world s ocean surfaces.