Ocean pollution is caused by harmful substances like oil, plastic, and chemicals entering the ocean from land-based sources such as agricultural and industrial runoff (80% of marine pollution). This pollution kills over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals annually. Simple actions individuals can take to reduce ocean pollution include using reusable water bottles and coffee mugs, cleaning up beaches, writing to legislators, and reducing single-use plastic usage.

2. Push play

3. Ocean Pollution
• Ocean pollution, also known as marine
pollution, is the spreading of harmful
substances such as oil, plastic, industrial and
agricultural waste, and chemical particles
into the ocean.
• Land-based sources (such as agricultural
run-off, discharge of nutrients and
pesticides and untreated sewage including
plastics) account for approximately 80% of
marine pollution, globally.

4. Where would you rather be?

5. Take Action

6. How much harm is being done?
• One million sea birds and
100,000 marine mammals
are killed annually from
plastic in our oceans.

7. What is…

8. What could be…

9. 1. Use trash can with a lid
2. Drink tap water in a reusable bottle
3. Be a green boater
4. Write your legislator
5. Clean up the beaches
6. Use an ashtray so cigarette butts don’t reach the ocean
7. Sort your trash so items can be recycled
8. Bring a reusable coffee mug, or shopping bag
9. Buy less to reduce the trash in the ocean
10. Send letters to companies asking for less packaging

11. Works cited
• www.silencelikethunder.com
• knswb.org.au
• www.theguardian.com
• www.outerbanks.com
• www.dailymail.co.uk
• www.americanreef.org
• www.oceanconservancy.org
• www.unesco.org
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6IP3_aRFtA
• www.pinterest.com
• www.onegreenplanet.org
• saveourshores.org
• deviantart.com