This topic should be addressed because today in life there is more trash that people throw away in the ocean and not in a trash can, which causes short and long time issues. The most common thing polluting our oceans is plastic. This topic is very serious because the trash in the ocean is affecting our marine life. For example in "Ocean Pollution:30 Facts That Will Blow Your Mind" by Drew Brucker states that in our ocean the pollution is affecting more than 817 animal species all around the world. In the article "Causes and Effects of Ocean Pollution" it states that the littering is bad because animals mistake plastic for food.
Citations
~“30 Ocean Pollution Facts That Will Blow Your Mind: Rubicon Blog.” Rubicon Global: Waste, Recycling, and Smart City Technology Company, 17 Oct. 2019, https://www.rubiconglobal.com/blog/ocean-pollution-facts/.
~Ho, Anna, and Devon Cook. Statistics, https://dpw.lacounty.gov/prg/stormwater/Page_20.cfm.
~Rinkesh. “Causes and Effects of Ocean Pollution That Are Destroying Our Planet.” Conserve Energy Future, 9 Apr. 2019, https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-pollution.php.
~Ho, Anna, and Devon Cook. Statistics, https://dpw.lacounty.gov/prg/stormwater/Page_20.cfm.
~Rinkesh. “Causes and Effects of Ocean Pollution That Are Destroying Our Planet.” Conserve Energy Future, 9 Apr. 2019, https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-pollution.php.