1. Preventing Ocean Pollution
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2. Ocean Pollution Affects…
Ecosystem
Public health
Recreational water quality
Economic viability

3. The causes of ocean pollution
Types
Sources
Debris
Ships; fishing nets; containers; shoreline litter
Toxic
Fertilizers and pesticides; wastewaters; sewage systems; fuel combustion
Oil
Shipping; off-shore oil and gas drilling; accidental spills; land activities
Metal
Metal mining; manufacturing and processing industries

4. The Impact of Debris Pollution
Degrades beaches
Entangles marine life causing
Drowning
Starvation
Attack by Predators
Destroys Habitats

5. Debris Pollution Affects Turtles
Sea turtles have to surface at regular intervals to breathe. When they get entangled in nets, they fail to make it to the surface and eventually die by drowning. Also, leatherbacks think plastic is a jellyfish.

6. The Impact of Toxic Pollution
Reduces water clarity
Alters food chains
Creates poison and disease risks
Marine life
Human health

7. Nutrient and Pesticide Pollution
Toxic algae grows
Algae decays
Bacteria feed on the dead algae
Oxygen level depleted

8. AND THEN…
DEAD ZONE

9. The Impact of Oil Pollution
Organisms and larvae
Near-shore marine life
Birds
Mammals
Oil pollution is just not sea-based

10. The Impact of Metal Pollution
Changes reproduction of marine life
Suppresses growth in marine life
Appears in global food chain

11. Make Waves to Fight Ocean Pollution
Properly dispose of chemicals
Use less toxic household items
Recycle plastic, glass, paper and electronics
Share and make others aware
Organize neighborhood/community cleanup
Oceanservice.noaa.gov
Preventing Ocean Pollution
5/14/2019