Litter in the Ocean
Seventy percent of our world is covered in water, and about eighteen percent of the food that we consume comes from the ocean. Have you ever been to the beach or lake and noticed waste in the water? Any type of waste that we put in the water is harmful to sea life. People may think "it's only a plastic bottle" that is in the water but that plastic bottle could cause harm to sea life. Marine Litter could cause lots of problems, not only for sea animals but for us too. It's bad for us because what if we eat a fish from somewhere and we get sick due to the fish eating a piece of plastic. Animals also get sick or die from swallowing trash like cigarettes, silicon packets, and that plastic six-pack rings. The plastic six-pack rings have been found a lot recently on pelicans and even on baby penguins and because of those six-pack rings they are dying. People may think "it's only a piece of plastic" but what if everyone thinks that? Not only is it bad for the environment but it also looks bad on us as a whole, The trash in the water is such an eyesore. A lot of people have been noticing all that waste in the water that in some countries they made a boat that goes around and picks up trash from the sea water and then disposes of it properly, and that's good because it may not look like it but that bost is doing a lot more then most people are doing.
I agree with the fact that people take for granted the amount that is in there. Many people believe one or two pieces of trash won’t matter, but it adds up over time and that’s why the ocean is in the state it is now.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post Jonathan. Great intro, it really got me thinking about this issue. This is a very big issue and it has been for a long time now. It doesn't seem like its going away and we all need to work together in order for this problem to get better. Overall great job, I thought this was very interesting and informative.
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