https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj By Logan Henry en-us 2019-06-24 00:54:36 UTC 2025-10-27 15:38:51 UTC hello@padlet.com st184071 https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/368857551 What is the environmental problem?
Pollution in oceans has been a very big concern for a while now. As around 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes of plastic is entering the ocean every year. This has created a negative environment for most marine animals around the globe. As we are destroying their only homes where they can survive. In 2006, CBS News said an international team full of ecologists and economists predicted that all types of fish would be extinct by the year 2048. This is due to over fishing, pollution and habitat loss. Pollution in oceans has also cause marine animals to eat pollution as it is mistaken for food. Turtles are one good example of eating pollution like plastic because a lot of the plastic bags that get thrown in the ocean do look like jellyfish. Which are part of a turtles diet. Turtles are known for eating a lot of plastic pollution and about 1,000 of them die every year to it. Microplastics are also another problem as over time, plastic turns into solid clear little like balls that most marine animals have eaten. Some people even report that when they went fishing, they cut open the fish to make dinner. Only to realise how much microplastic or even plastic in general, was in their stomach.]]> 2019-06-24 01:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/368857551 st184071 https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369041640 This image shows of a sea turtle eating a plastic bag as, the turtle is mistaken for food. As it believes it is a jellyfish. The bag is very close to being compared to a jelly fish because the way it moves in the water and the texture of it. It is also highly dangerous for the turtle to eat the plastic as it either could block it's digestive track or in the long term kill the turtle due to toxic chemicals.]]> 2019-06-25 03:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369041640 st184071 https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369083519 The video about the plastic pollution shows us that it is not only affecting the animals and environment around us but, it is also affecting us. As 1/4 of fish has contamination of chemicals that are related to plastic. It also shows us that most of the  things that we consume are plastic. Which doesn't help for a solution.]]> 2019-06-25 09:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369083519 st184071 https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369084680 Who is it affecting?
Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dr. Sylvia Earle is a Marine Biologist, who has devoted her life to oceanographic research for over 40 years. She has also set the woman's record for solo deep dive and, is tied with Graham Hawkes for overall record. She has become more aware that our oceans are in trouble, due to pollution. As she said to a reporter, "no ocean; no life. No ocean; no us". she then added saying, "but it's not late to head off the worst damage". In her documentary Mission Blue she said she was reminded of a lot of things that she had tucked away and conveniently forgotten, in her personal life. But she said she would never forget the changes of the ocean over time. As she said they were clear changes because, they are so dramatic and shocking. She also said humans are the vector of that change. She believes that if humans hadn't of change the way of the ocean, then the ocean wouldn't be in trouble.]]> 2019-06-25 09:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369084680 st184071 https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369246523 Sir David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough is an English broadcaster and natural historian. He is most famous for his narrating on the BBC Natural History Unit. He is also a former senior manager at BBC and is the only person to have won two BAFTAS for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, 3D and 4K. He is also another person who is looking to save our oceans. As he has always said time and time again to reporters, that the ocean is a vital resource for our survival as humans. One reporter had asked Sir David Attenborough about the plastic pollution in the ocean and he replied with. "I suppose, for me, the thing that is so galling about plastic pollution, in particular, is that it is so utterly unnecessary. The plastic in our oceans ought never to have got there in the first place". He also said, "so unless we get to grips with this quickly, we will soon find our oceans completely dominated by plastic". He had said this to the reporter because Sir David Attenborough knows it is up to the generation now to make a change before it is too late. And the effects of plastic in the ns are irreversible. He talked about the oceans being a vital part of our life because without an ocean we may cease to exists.]]> 2019-06-26 09:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369246523 st184071 https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369246880 Is there Solutions?
Since people have become more aware of pollution and plastic entering our oceans. More and more people have become involved to help reduce the amount of pollution. As some people have done beach clean ups that are full of plastic and rubbish so, the waves doesn't flush the rubbish or plastic that is on the beach into the sea. Researchers in the United States have also come up with a solution to help with reducing polluted oceans. As they have made a bikini that extracts pollutants from the world's oceans. They call it the "SpongeSuit". It comprises  a 3D printed cage and an insert made out of sponge. The sponge contains a sugar derivative that can hold up to 25 times its weight in other contaminants such as oil or sewage. Once the sponge insert is soaked in pollutants, than it can be removed, we the sponge hits 1000 degrees. As the sponge would release the pollutants. Then you recycle with a new sponge insert. In Sydney Australia a device named a seabin collects around 90,000 single use shopping bags a year. There is about 700 of them in Sydney.]]> 2019-06-26 09:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369246880 st184071 https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369251119 What else could be done?
I think we should make a world sporting competition to see who can collect and remove the most pollution in the ocean in a certain time. If you get the most rubbish and plastic then you will be reward with a great prize. This would be an effective social action as, if it becomes a bigger competition. Then more people would become involved with the sport. This would help our oceans drastically as people would be consistently be cleaning or oceans and, it would even help our marine life. As there would be less marine animals in danger with pollution. As there would be less plastic and rubbish. It would also help with climate change as plastic pollution in oceans have been linked to climate change and warmth in waters.]]> 2019-06-26 09:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/st184071/g6d3278e8nbj/wish/369251119