The Negative Effects Of Ocean Pollution

The oceans need to be protected because it is where life began and if not taken care of, life as we know it will end. The well-being of the ocean is constantly being threatened and needs to stop. When dangerous substances go into the ocean, ecosystems suffer and become endangered along with the lives of people and marine life. The importance of protecting and preserving the quality and biodiversity of the world 's coasts must be recognized because they are truly irreplaceable. If humans are not educated , and become careless about what is thrown on the ground or sprayed on lawns, disastrous effects follow when it comes to the condition of the ocean’s ecosystems, which can endanger life itself, leading to a problem only we can correct. There is historical evidence of ocean pollution, although the problem still shadows us today.

Right now, the oceans are facing destruction. Each day new pollutants find their way into the ocean's waters. The pollutants that contaminate the ocean take many forms. Each year millions of gallons of oil are put into the ocean. Toxic materials are dumped into the oceans and add up to deadly proportions. Tons of trash such as plastics and paper are pulled out of the ocean each day. This trash contaminates the water and causes many deaths of marine animals. Everyone on the planet has polluted the oceans one way or another. Factories that are in various industries make an enormous contribution to ocean pollution. These factories use unbelievable amounts of water to make their products. The Natural Resource Defense Council says, "More than four out of every ten gallons of water used in the US are used for industrial purposes." A large amount of this water is dumped back into the oceans. This water is usually not clean, and may contain thousands of different chemicals. When this happens it can kill marine life, contaminate food supplies, and endanger people who use waters for fishing, swimming, or drinking. Water is also dumped back into the oceans by power plants who use it to cool reactors. This water is placed back into the oceans at high temperatures. Dumping water at these high temperatures causes a disruption in the marine environment. According to the book by Peter Weber, "The water from power

Earth's oceans are dying. “About 80% of the ocean around the world is polluted with chemicals industrial and residential waste, all of which comes from the land” (“Marine Problems…”).  Pollution is mainly coming from the people. Marine pollution should be stopped because it is the cause of many problems and if something is done about it, people will see an increase in sea life and healthier waters. It makes its way into the ocean and kills marine life. Ocean pollution is affecting the way of fisherman and their everyday lives. It is also very bad on the community because pollution is very bad on tourism. Ocean pollution should be stopped because it is poorly affecting marine life, it is not good for fishermen, and is very bad on tourism.

People are polluting the oceans which not only affects us but also affects the beautiful underwater habitats and interesting sea creatures. Two billion people within 30 miles of the coast create 100 metric tons of coastal plastic waste (Doc.1). This plastic waste can get caught around sea animals, injuring them or even killing them (OI). Oils spills can really hurt marine life (Doc.2). Some creatures could eat it or get covered in it. If the fish eats the oil and then someone or something eats the fish they could get extremely ill. When there are excess nutrients in the water algal blooms occur, which is when algae has too many nutrients and reproduces in large numbers, this can also hurt people (OI). For these reasons and many more we should

Everything in this world we use comes from the ocean in some way. The air we breathe, the water we drink, even the products we use day to day, would not be possible without the ocean. That's why the issue of ocean pollution is so important and needs to be addressed as soon as possible. We depend on the ocean for so much in our life, without it we would surely become extinct. People seem to think that since the ocean is so large and vast, we can dump as much waste as we'd like into it and it will never have an effect on us. However, since we've been polluting the ocean as far back as Roman times, the evidence of ocean pollution becoming a major problem is all too clear.

Humans, in many ways, ruin the oceans. Pollution, oil spills, and many more terrible mistakes turn the ocean into a ‘sewer’. But, as many ways there are to destroy the ocean, there are many ways to renew it. There is still hope for our oceans and the creatures that live in them.

Our oceans take a large beating every day by the extremely large amount of pollution humans produce. Our society easily dumps their waste into the oceans to dispose of the excessive amount of garbage, sewage, and chemicals, but this small and simple solution is creating an even bigger problem. The way humans dispose of their wastes is causing the death of our beloved marine life. Not only are we killing off our animals, our food source, and our resources, we are also minimizing our usable water. By having a better understanding of the problem with the severe dumping, it will be easier to find ways to help minimize the pollution that is going into the ocean.

Pollution is currently affecting all of the creatures that are living in the ocean and people who depend on them. It affects every waterway, sea and oceans in the world. This is a big problem that is not been took into consideration. Many important things depend on the ocean and we are treating the ocean like a giant trash bin. Others may not find the importance in taking care of the ocean but that is because they are not fully informed.

People are linked to the oceans in many ways that they can understand and others that are not so obvious; a means of transportation and support economies by providing a food source are the obvious ones .Civilizations through the millenniums have used the sea to nurture them providing the food source and other resources. Today the ocean is utilized for escape or tourism for its serenity and if all of the majestic biological organisms that ocean has to offer. People need to preserve this in incredible resource and start working on this today.

Lives are being lost and habitats are being damaged because of carless people. Ocean pollution has a big amount of effects on the wildlife. There are also a lot of different kinds of pollution, from noise to offshore drilling. There is a lot of different ways that the trash gets in the ocean causing population. Pollution in the ocean is killing animals and endangering habitats; this is also having major effects on tourism. It’s more than just trash in the ocean and it causes more problems than everyone thinks.

People have been polluting the ocean for many years. Since bottled water has become popular throughout the U.S, the rates of plastic in our ocean have been increasing. The amount of times our animals have been killed because of plastic is unbelievable. If we want our Earth to be clean we need to stop putting plastic in landfills, stop polluting our ocean with plastic, and stop letting animals eat plastic.

The ocean absorbs a little over 26 percent of all carbon in the atmosphere. This used to be good for both the ocean and the atmosphere because the ocean would keep the green house affect caused by carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. While the atmosphere would provide carbon dioxide for the marine life to turn into oxygen and use to sustain life. Due to the exponential increase in carbon emissions by cars, trains, planes, and nuclear power plants, the ocean is not only absorbing to much carbon dioxide which is making the average temperature rise to an inhabitable level. But the ocean is also absorbing many of the carcinogens of the emissions by cars which could potentially single handedly destroy all marine life if it is continued to be left unchecked.

Department of State (2016), “marine debris – trash and other solid material that enters the ocean – threatens wildlife and marine habitats and presents health and safety concerns for humans,” in other words causing marine pollution (p.1) . Not only can marine pollution affect the coral reef and its living organisms, but it can potentially threaten the lives of humans who consume seafood. This is evident through the effects of plastic. As a matter of fact, plastic acts like sponges, soaking up various toxins from outside sources before entering the ocean. Since a few organisms ingest these chemicals thinking that plastic is food, humans will then eat these fish contaminated with the same toxins. Many of the toxins that are in plastics are directly linked to “cancers, birth defects, immune system problems, and childhood developmental issues” (Andrews, 2016,

More than half of the people on earth live within 120 miles of the ocean (Handwerk). The human race depends on the ocean for income and food. It is imperative to preserve it by continuing the practice of ocean cleanup. This paper will be providing reasons for ocean cleanup such as: the creatures that dwell in the sea, what the ocean does for the human race, and how the ocean relates directly to climate change.

The ocean is a vast and mysterious part of our ocean. The ocean covers 71 % of our planet and contains over 50% of all life on earth .(“Oceanic Institute”). The oceans also holds the deepest part of our planet that we have yet to explore and discover. The ocean is such a vital part of our planet and we are destroying it with pollution and mistakes that we have made.