Marine debris poses threats to both wildlife and humans. Plastic waste is often mistaken as food by animals, which can lead to choking, entanglement, or infections. Large debris can damage coral reefs and disrupt marine habitats. Common sources of marine debris include illegal dumping, abandoned fishing gear, and litter carried into waterways by storms or wind. To help address this issue, people should reduce single-use plastics, reuse items whenever possible, recycle properly, and participate in beach and coastal cleanup events to remove debris from oceans and waterways.

1. Marine Debris

2. Do you see what's happening?

3. What Is Marine Debris?

4. Concerns & Impacts Animals mistaken plastic bags for jellyfishes, food choke, entanglement, infections biodegradables may block their digestive system plastics fishing nets

5. Concerns & Impacts Humans pollute to lakes and oceans contaminate our drinking water bad environment for us clogs/damaging our water system may run out of clean water

6. How does it enter? Illegal dumping Abandoned trash Loss of debris Moved by storm/wind into rivers, streams Storm drains (sewages)

7. Materials these are some of the materials found in oceans… plastic bags old tires plastic bottles cigarettes balloons aluminum cans

8. Damages to Marine Habitats break or damage coral reefs block sunlight/ prevent growth of sea plants block marine animals from getting into their homes

9. What We Should Do? Reduce Reuse Recycle participate in beach cleanup events

10. Protect Our Oceans, Our World

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