The amount of deadly plastic in oceans could be a trouble in future

News24xx.com -  A shocking video taken by a diver off the coast of Bali shows the grotesque scale of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. 

Diver Rich Horner posted the clip on his social media with the caption: ‘Plastic bags, plastic bottles, plastic cups, plastic sheets, plastic buckets, plastic sachets, plastic straws, plastic baskets, plastic bags, more plastic bags, plastic, plastic. So much plastic!’
 

From the reports of the Foresight Future of the Sea for the Government said, rubbish such as single-use plastics take decades to decompose are a huge threat to marine life and our planet. It's because contain of toxic effects.

And now, plastics became one of a number of environmental issues facing the world’s seas, not only about the rising sea levels, metal and chemical pollution.

Oceans are hugely important to the world because 95% of the country’s international trade travelling by sea  and oceans storing carbon dioxide and heat and producing oxygen and food. And the oceans could provide new medicines, minerals and energy.

Now, the scientists behind the report warned of the danger of the oceans being out of sight. Plastic pollution, which is set to trouble between 2015 and 2025 without intervention, has a physical presence in the oceans, and can accumulate on the coasts or in particular areas of the sea. And it can break down and end up inside marine organisms are not clear.

Professor Ian Boyd, chief scientific adviser for the Environment Department of UK said, "Efforts to reduce plastic pollution should focus on preventing it entering the sea, introducing new biodegradable plastics and public awareness campaigns about marine protection".

And same thing also revealed by Professor Ed Hill, executive director of the National Oceanography Centre, said it was time to change the attitude of what goes on below the surface as ‘out of sight, out of mind’ and have more of a ‘Mission to Planet Ocean’ approach.

"There are major opportunities for robotics, artificial intelligence and automated technology to fill gaps in understanding of the oceans and how best to manage them. Satellite technology can prevent illegal fishing and autonomous underwater sensors can check if carbon dioxide is escaping from subsea carbon storage facilities. Work is also beginning on the impacts of plastic in the ocean, as experts are not sure what threats it poses".

The report said international collaboration and long-term planning was needed to protect the environment and enable the UK to make the most of the maritime economy. 

 

 

 

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