EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the reports of Ocean Crusaders, annually plastic kills 1 million sea birds, and that plastic entanglement alone kills an estimated 100, 000 marine animals every year. Further, more than 1 million marine animals are also killed by either ingesting or becoming somehow entangled in plastic.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oil spills world by sea. In addition to large tanker incidents, small oil spills happens every day, due to drilling incidents or leaking motors, and cause the death of birds, marine mammals, algae, fish and shellfish.

Detailed explanation-3: -How many marine animals die each year from plastic… 100 million is the current estimated figure, and this includes fish, mammals and sea birds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every year, over 100 million marine animals die as a result of plastic pollution. The animals herein belong to some 1000 species. The most affected include sea turtles, seals, seabirds, fish, whales, and dolphins.