Marine Pollution

Marine Pollution

Marine Pollution is also known as water pollution. Marine pollution includes a range of threats including from land-based sources, oil spills, and untreated sewage.

The causes of marine pollution are:

 1. Humans on land

• Rubbish dropped in the street

Washes into drains and

Streams and ends up in the

Ocean.

• Factory waste flows into the

ocean.

• People leave rubbish on the

Beach.

2. Humans on the ocean

• Rubbish from boats, e.g.

kitchen waste, discarded or

accidentally lost fishing nets

and floats.

Solid waste like bags, foam, and other items dumped into the oceans from land or by ships at sea are frequently consumed, with often fatal effects, by marine mammals, fish, and birds that mistake it for food. Discarded fishing nets drift for years, ensnaring fish and mammals.

The marine pollution usually occurs in the ocean, lakes and streams.

What you can do!

1. Respect drains & don’t litter.

Remember that stormwater drains

flow straight to waterways. Don’t

throw rubbish in the street or gutter

because it might end up in the ocean

or on the beach.

2. Create less rubbish in the First place.

 Don’t buy products that

are ‘over packaged’. Re-use your

plastic shopping bags or take cloth

bags to the shops or market.

3. Tell your friends and family

about the dangers of rubbish to

marine animals. Encourage them to

do the right thing with their rubbish.

The Marine pollution is just not hurting the people it’s hurting the animals as well so all of this marine pollution needs to stop.

  

URL: "Marine Pollution -- National Geographic." The Ocean -- National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2011. <http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/critical-issues-marine-pollution/?source=A-to-Z>.