They eat it they get caught in it or get sick because of it.
Plastic waste ocean animals.
Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles e g.
Here are some of the marine species most deeply impacted by plastic pollution.
These are used and discarded quickly.
Plastic has only been mass produced since the 1940s but it s having a devastating impact on our oceans.
Plastic bottles bags and microbeads in the earth s environment that adversely affects wildlife wildlife habitat and humans.
Along with turtles 700 other sea life species are dying including fish seabirds and marine mammals said david barritt of network for animals nfa.
Plastic pollution occured so rapidly that animals were unable to adjust their behaviour around this new material.
Like many other marine animals sea turtles mistake plastic waste for a viable food source sometimes.
Humans invented plastic and animals are harmed by it.
If this waste isn t properly disposed of or managed it can end up in the ocean.
Plastics that act as pollutants are categorized into micro meso or macro debris based on size.
Plastics are inexpensive and durable and as a result levels of plastic production by.
Even the deepest sea creatures like whales can t escape plastic pollution.