When marine life is looking for something to eat like another organism, they look for something moving in the water. Instead of seeing another organism they see trash. When they eat it they are in danger. Plastic things can block ,their stomachs.the will get very sick or even die.

 

A new study conducted by the University of Queensland and published in the journal Conservation Biology shows that green turtles are significantly more likely to swallow plastic today than they were in the 1980s. The study found that the likelihood of a green turtle ingesting man-made trash jumped from about 30% to nearly 50% in 2012.It also confirmed that six of the world’s seven species of sea turtles have been found to ingest debris, and all six are listed as globally vulnerable and endangered.

“biologists have found that 50 percent of all marine life are ingesting plastic, and this number is only increasing as plastic pollution continues to surge. ‘These patches are not going away,’ says lead author Erik van Sebille, an oceanographer at the University of New South Wales. ‘The garbage patches will stay there for at least the next thousand years.’ Studies show this problem is not only prominent in heavily populated areas like New York City, but also in places like Brazil. Continue reading for more information on how plastic waste is becoming a global issue, and consider these tips on reducing your own plastic consumption.”These chemicals may be already present in the plastics, or absorbed by the plastic while it is floating in the ocean. Qamar Schuyler, who headed the study, says “the animal may not die of that right away, but it may impact things like their reproductive cycle – and that has longer term consequences.”

 

Oddly, the study showed that turtles washing up with lots of plastic in their system were not more prevalent in populated areas than they were in other areas of the world. For example, stranded turtles found adjacent to heavily populated New York City showed little or no evidence of debris ingestion, while all of the stranded turtles found near an undeveloped area of southern Brazil had eaten debris. This means that the problem isn’t just a matter of local shore clean up. it requires a global solution.

These chemicals may be already present in the plastics, or absorbed by the plastic while it is floating in the ocean. Qamar Schuyler, who headed the study, says “the animal may not die of that right away, but it may impact things like their reproductive cycle – and that has longer term consequences.”Oddly, the study showed that turtles washing up with lots of plastic in their system were not more prevalent in populated areas than they were in other areas of the world. For example, stranded turtles found adjacent to heavily populated New York City showed little or no evidence of debris ingestion, while all of the stranded turtles found near an undeveloped area of southern Brazil had eaten debris. This means that the problem isn’t just a matter of local shore clean up.

 

Plastic can be lethal to the animals who ingest it – the debris can block their stomachs and starve them, or it can puncture their intestinal systems. Plastic can also release toxins when ingested. These are just a few reasons, and there are a million others. This is why the world is dying, and this is why people should advance to different perspectives.

The waters are so littered that sea life  want to consume it.

 

Scientists have found that 50 percent of all sea turtles are ingesting plastic, and this number is only increasing as plastic pollution continues to surge. “These patches are not going away,” says lead author Erik van Sebille, an oceanographer at the University of New South Wales. “The garbage patches will stay there for at least the next thousand years.” Studies show this problem is not only prominent in heavily populated areas like New York City, but also in places like Brazil. — Global Animal

 

Where does all of this trash end up? Fifty-five percent gets buried in landfills, 33% gets recycled, and 12.5% goes to incinerators. With a little forethought, we could reuse or recycle more than 70% of the waste that goes to landfills, which includes valuable materials such as glass, metal, and paper.

 

Millions of pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean each year.This  affects many sea creatures such as turtles. I’ve found that 50 percent of sea turtles are eating plastic. This is affecting their population. The turtles are eating this trash, trash doesn’t give them any nutrients. Nutrients give them the things they need to survive. The trash is making them full so they don’t want to eat any more.

 

Trash causes death of many animals in the seas, which mistake the garbage for food,wrappers,bottles. Estimations say that the number of killed animals is over one million.