If you've watched Seaspiracy, Chasing Coral, A Plastic Ocean, Black Fish, and/or other environmental documentaries then you know that our oceans are in serious trouble. It is estimated that by the year 2050, there will be more plastic and garbage in our oceans than fish. This statistic is absolutely shocking.
We've put together a list of five ways to save our oceans. We know that it's easy to feel helpless, angry, and frustrated with our current system but there is always room for improvement and change, especially when it involves protecting the Earth.
In honour of world oceans day, here are five simple ways to save our oceans:
1. Find alternatives to plastics
Thousands of seabirds, marine turtles, seals, whales, dolphins, and fish are killed each year after ingesting or being entangled in plastic. Humankind made more plastic in the first decade of this century than in all of history up to the year 2000, and the fossil fuel industry expects to expand plastic production by 4 percent over the next decade.
You can do your part by switching to reusable, eco-friendly alternatives to reduce the amount of plastic and disposables entering our landfills and oceans.
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2. Reduce your seafood consumption
According to WWF, unsustainable fishing is the “largest danger to aquatic life and habitats.” About 90% of the world's fisheries are exploited or overfished, and by-catch, animals captured accidentally when hunting other species, kills billions of fish and other marine animals each year. The negative effects of unsustainable fishing are ruining our oceans and the marine animals that live in them.
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