Over 1 million species of marine organisms are affected by debris in the ocean.
Credit: Photo by Justin Hoffman
There is an estimated 13 million metric tons of plastic dumped in the ocean every year. That is equivalent to a garbage truck worth of plastic being dumped into the ocean every minute.
Humans end up eating microplastics ingested by fish and shellfish that we eat.
Corals that come into contact with plastics have an 89% chance of getting sick.
The weight of plastic in the sea will outweigh fish in the sea by 2050.
50% of turtles eat marine plastics
66% of marine birds eat plastic, up to 99% in 2050.
31% of whales, dolphins, and porpoises ingest plastic.
