https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans en-us 2019-02-06 16:01:13 UTC 2019-02-25 16:09:27 UTC hello@padlet.com aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/329235553 2019-02-08 15:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/329235553 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/329236564 2019-02-08 15:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/329236564 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/329237441 2019-02-08 15:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/329237441 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/329241474 2019-02-08 15:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/329241474 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/329243989 2019-02-08 15:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/329243989 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330404486 Plastic in our oceans is important to me because it is harming innocent marine wildlife.]]> 2019-02-12 16:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330404486 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330405643 Many charities have been created to fund Ocean Cleanup but are unable to keep up with the multiplying amount of plastic being added to oceans every day.]]> 2019-02-12 16:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330405643 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330407060 Charities alone are unable to overcome the mass amount of plastic that needs cleaned out of the ocean so I believe the government will need to get involved. If a portion of tax dollars went to ocean cleanup, it would be much easier to accomplish.]]> 2019-02-12 16:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330407060 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330411955 If the plastic in the ocean continues to grow, it will eventually be completely covered in plastic as this great patch is showing. It is important to me that the ocean be clean so there are still nice beaches not covered in plastic for people to enjoy in 50 years.]]> 2019-02-12 16:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330411955 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330415348 Large research operations have recently been conducted within the past 5 years to understand how the plastic behaves in this patch to give insight into how to get rid of it. Nothing has been implimented yet because research is still being conducted.]]> 2019-02-12 16:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330415348 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330416394 Actions needs to be taken soon based on the findings from research operations. Based on the tiny miroplastics found in the GPGP, a net made to collect extremely small plastic pieces needs to be created and used.]]> 2019-02-12 16:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330416394 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330864749 “Many fish humans consume, include brown trout, Cisco, and perch, have at one time or another ingested plastic microfibers.”]]> 2019-02-13 15:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330864749 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330866189 Human consumption of plastic over time can become detrimental to health. I do not want my family and peers to become sick because of plastic microfibers and chemicals in fish they ingest.]]> 2019-02-13 15:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330866189 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330876941 Currently, most scientists believe that ingesting the small amount of plastic found in fish will not harm humans. Because of this belief, they are choosing to ignore this issue until plastics break down smaller and enter more parts of the fish.]]> 2019-02-13 16:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330876941 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330879526 In order to completely eliminate the possibility of ingesting plastic in fish, they should be raised in a controlled plastic free environment until the ocean is free of most plastic. Fish from the ocean should not be able to be sold with the possibility of containing plastic.]]> 2019-02-13 16:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330879526 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330885516 “Single-use plastics have brought great convenience to people around the world, but they also make up a big part of the plastic waste that’s now choking our oceans.”]]> 2019-02-13 16:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330885516 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330887275 The issue of single-use plastic is important to me because I realize I am part of that problem. As a single individual, I throw away a huge amount of plastic that was only meant for one use, such as straws and packaging. ]]> 2019-02-13 16:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330887275 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330889151 Currently, some single-use plastics are being eliminated, but enough are. It will take a lot more single-use plastic being replaced with reusable objects to significantly reduce the amount of plastic entering the ocean.]]> 2019-02-13 16:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330889151 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330889626  Replacing single use-plastic is a good idea but will be needs to be done on much bigger scale. This could possiblyb be done through bans on single-use plastic especially for corporations.]]> 2019-02-13 16:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/330889626 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/332754015 Because plastic is so durable, the EPA reports “every bit of plastic ever made still exists”. ]]> 2019-02-19 15:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/332754015 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/332761928 This issue is important to me because it is quickly growing into a crisis and not many people realize it. Plastic pollution will not resolve itself. Because it is not biodegradable, the only way the plastic can be eliminated from the ocean is by physically taking it out.]]> 2019-02-19 16:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/332761928 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/332766584 Many volunteers and new inventions that have attempted to remove plastic from the ocean have not succeeded because the amount of plastic entering the ocean is is greatly surpassing the amount being taken out.]]> 2019-02-19 16:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/332766584 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/332770395 My proposed solution would be to eliminate the root of the problem first. The amount of plastic being dumped in the ocean should be strictly prohibited with steep fines in place for violators. At the point that there is little to no plastic entering the ocean, the people attempting to clean it should be able to make good progress.]]> 2019-02-19 16:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/332770395 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/334924325 The astounding amount of plastic accumulation in the ocean has resulted in a Great Pacific Garbage Patch that is three times the size of France and is estimated to contain 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic.]]> 2019-02-25 16:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/334924325 aengland001 https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/334926800 “Plastic has been found in more than 60% of all seabirds and in 100% of sea turtle species, that mistake plastic for food. And when animals ingest plastic, it can cause life-threatening problems, including reduced fitness, nutrient uptake and feeding efficiency-all vital for survival.”]]> 2019-02-25 16:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/aengland001/Plastic_Pollution_in_Oceans/wish/334926800