Ocean Pollution - High School



Ocean Pollution

Farmers - pesticides

Effects: lower reproduction rates

Increase stress on fish, so are less healthy

Transportation - ships cleaning bilges

- emptying garbage, sewage

- oil spills

Fishermen - batteries, tin cans, oil, gas, old tires

- fishing gear ("ghost nets")

- plastic, ring tabs, lobster traps

- Non-biodegradable materials in general

- fish guts

Effects: Bacteria are produced, which form a layer

of slime on fish and plants.

Pleasure Boaters - plastics, bags, bottles, wrappers, sewage

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