Tina Yuanglamyai

1. The Ocean Needs
NO Accessories
KEEP IT CLEAN!
Tina Yuanglamyai
• Plastics that end up in the ocean never
decompose or “mineralize,” instead they become
more dangerous for marine life by becoming
smaller pieces that are a choking hazard for
mammals at sea.
• Ingestion and entanglement are direct impacts
caused by marine debris.
• “Garbage Patches” refers to sections of the ocean
that are polluted with plastic/man-made debris. So
much, that the water underneath is barely visible.
• Cut all plastics and reduce, reuse and recycle all
items that can be repurposed to prevent
hazardous situations such as items accidentally
ending up in our oceans.

2. The Ocean Needs NO Accessories—KEEP IT CLEAN!
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 Sheavly, Seba. "De-mystifying the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch""
Marine Debris Program. NOAA Researchers, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2013.
<http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/patch.html>.
 "Trash Free Waters." E.P.A-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 10 Apr. 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.
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 Images (from top to bottom):
 http://aquascapeconservation.org/wp-
content/uploads/2011/10/Turtle_Marine_Debris.png
 http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/protectedresources/entanglement/images/s
sl_juv_entangled_neck_sm.jpg
 http://www.cookiesound.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/garbage-in-
ocean.jpg