The Ocean

The ocean is where people go on vacation, live there, ect. It's also home to lots of sea life, but sadly the ocean is getting polluted. Coral is dying because of metal in the water. If it all goes away then it will kill the animals that depend on coral, such as turtles (they eat coral) and multiple species of fish (they use it to hide). Thus will go in a domino chain, killing the entire ocean environment. You think that's bad? I'm not done yet. Scientists estimate that there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050, probably even sooner. Which is why it's important to recycle and reuse plastic because then you're just using the same thing, and it's not causing harm to the ocean, and benefiting you. Birds also eat plastic that washes up on beaches and they feed it to their young. Not many people like seagulls because they steal your picnics, but to be as cruel as to kill them, that's sicker than dying coral, and more disgusting than metal in the ocean.

Way to help
Luckily we can try and slow down all this by


 * Reusing plastic, and other things
 * Not throwing metal in the ocean, recycle it properly so that it can be reused
 * Next time you go the beach do a beach clean up, remember to wear a mask! Plastic is really icky, and who knows what's on there.
 * When snorkeling and you see a plastic bag drifting next to you, pick it up, and put in the the RECYCLING bin, please.
 * Go to this website: http://oceanhero.today/ there you can learn more about the situation, and for every five searches you do, a plastic bottle is retrived from the coean.