Litter Summary

Much of the Ocean's pollution has reached the sea floor. The amount is vast and it is being mistaken for food and fish are either adapting to the trash food or dying. "One researcher from the international study team commented: "Most of the deep sea remains unexplored by humans, and these are our first visits to many of these sites, but we were shocked to find that our rubbish has got there before us."
Marine litter throughout the ocean has been documented and known to cause problems for marine mammals and fish when mistaken for food and eaten, or else when it entangles coral and fish—a process known as "ghost fishing."" It is important to take action and try to support litter reducing efforts and understand the effects of this trash disaster.