Our Oceans of Plastics
How plastic pollution harms Marine Life
One of the main drivers of the current biodiverity crisis is pollution.
There are many kinds of pollution affecting our oceans, such as oil, chemicals,
sewage and of course plastic! It has been reported that over 40% of our
marine mammels are under threat of extinction thanks to pollution.
Plastic is now found all over the world on our beaches, in our oceans, seas and rivers.
Marine pollution includes tiny fibres which shed from clothes, to
chemicals washed down the sink. Pollutants, including plastic, chemicals
and bacteria travel from our towns and cities to our seas, as well as
from activities directly in our ocean.
If we don’t tackle pollution at source, these highly persistent
chemicals and plastics will continue to increase in our ocean causing
untold damage. That's where we come in.
👉For further information see the Marine Conservation Society website