Photos Show Ocean Plastic and Animals Up Close

Off the coast of Hawaii, there is a pool of tiny plankton living their lives; however, their new buddy has becoming plastic, which is becoming a major threat in oceans. When plastic trash is broken down, it turns into a microplastic, which is created by wear and UV light. Not only is this plastic living in the ocean, it is also now being found in table salt.

My reaction to this article is not good, because we as people inhabit the Earth, and if we do not take care of our Earth, than we will no longer live. Although I do not know the severity of consuming plastic, I do know that if we continue putting plastic in our oceans that the marine life will probably start to die. If we start changing now, we can start saving the oceans. There are solutions that have been thought of, but we must put those solutions into action so that they work.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2019 at 1:33 PM

    That's terrible to hear but actually gross! Hearing this makes me wonder what else could be wrong in our environment without us realizing it now knowing that this can be found in our day-to-day table salt. Sounds like we, humans, need to improve and be more cautious.

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