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How many turtles have likley eaten plas-
1/3
tic
how many marine species interact with
plastic? how many of them are endan- 690, 17%
gered
Birds that are out at sea for years at a
What are pelagic birds
time
Where does plastic accumulate? In gyres
the great pacific garbage patch. There
Largest gyre trash accumulation
are one in every ocean
How many tonnes of garbage in the
8 million tonnes
ocean?
Plastic bags, containers, and water bot-
What are single use plastics
tles
seabirds, marine mammals, zooplank-
Who is effected by single use plastics
ton, and plastics
What percent of plastic bottles are recy-
40%
cled?
What are microplastics plastic pieces less than 5mm
microplastics move up trophic levels,
what is trophic transfer?
through consumers and producers
toothpaste, body and face scrub, deter-
What are Primary microplastics
gents and disinfectants
How many plastic microbeads are in
millions of plastic microbeads
150ml of facescrub
Plastics degraded by waves and sun-
Secondary microplastics
light, and turn into tiny pieces
Examples of secondary microplastics Fishnets, and staws
What percent of tires is made of plastic 60%
How many tons of plastic dust do tires
63,000 tonnes
produce
What are the types of plastic in clothing
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Acrylic, polyester, polymide, spandex,
nylon. 700,000 microfibers
polyethylene, polyproplyene, PET, poly-
Types of plastic
methyl, methacrylate, nylon, polymide
How many tonnes of fishing gear is lost? 640,000
Abandonded fishing gear that ensares
What is ghost fishing?
marine life
Bad weather, getting snagged on ob-
How do ghost fishing equipment get
jects, or on purpose because it can be
lost?
expensive
What percent of microplastic comes from
70%
fishing gear?
How many ghost nets have been re-
13,000
moved from the northern shores
They damage ecosystems by snagging
Why are ghost nets so dangerous?
coral, and can entangle wild life
How many turtles have been entangled
10,000 turtles
in the gulf of carpentaria
Fur seal populations Have gone down 5% each year
In gulf of carpentaria Ghostnets show up at 3 tons per 1km
Percent of animals in ghost nets being
80%
turtles
Movement of ghost nets Northwest and moves clockwise
Pelagic birds, that are highly susceptible
Albatross are... to eating plastic, and get ensarned on
tuna lines
50 years, they dont reproduce until late,
how long do alabrtoss live
and have 1 chick every 2 years
Albatross are life long partners
Percent of the population of albatross in
10%
south georgia have gone down
40,000
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How many turtles have likley eaten plas-
1/3
tic
how many marine species interact with
plastic? how many of them are endan- 690, 17%
gered
Birds that are out at sea for years at a
What are pelagic birds
time
Where does plastic accumulate? In gyres
the great pacific garbage patch. There
Largest gyre trash accumulation
are one in every ocean
How many tonnes of garbage in the
8 million tonnes
ocean?
Plastic bags, containers, and water bot-
What are single use plastics
tles
seabirds, marine mammals, zooplank-
Who is effected by single use plastics
ton, and plastics
What percent of plastic bottles are recy-
40%
cled?
What are microplastics plastic pieces less than 5mm
microplastics move up trophic levels,
what is trophic transfer?
through consumers and producers
toothpaste, body and face scrub, deter-
What are Primary microplastics
gents and disinfectants
How many plastic microbeads are in
millions of plastic microbeads
150ml of facescrub
Plastics degraded by waves and sun-
Secondary microplastics
light, and turn into tiny pieces
Examples of secondary microplastics Fishnets, and staws
What percent of tires is made of plastic 60%
How many tons of plastic dust do tires
63,000 tonnes
produce
What are the types of plastic in clothing
1/8
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Acrylic, polyester, polymide, spandex,
nylon. 700,000 microfibers
polyethylene, polyproplyene, PET, poly-
Types of plastic
methyl, methacrylate, nylon, polymide
How many tonnes of fishing gear is lost? 640,000
Abandonded fishing gear that ensares
What is ghost fishing?
marine life
Bad weather, getting snagged on ob-
How do ghost fishing equipment get
jects, or on purpose because it can be
lost?
expensive
What percent of microplastic comes from
70%
fishing gear?
How many ghost nets have been re-
13,000
moved from the northern shores
They damage ecosystems by snagging
Why are ghost nets so dangerous?
coral, and can entangle wild life
How many turtles have been entangled
10,000 turtles
in the gulf of carpentaria
Fur seal populations Have gone down 5% each year
In gulf of carpentaria Ghostnets show up at 3 tons per 1km
Percent of animals in ghost nets being
80%
turtles
Movement of ghost nets Northwest and moves clockwise
Pelagic birds, that are highly susceptible
Albatross are... to eating plastic, and get ensarned on
tuna lines
50 years, they dont reproduce until late,
how long do alabrtoss live
and have 1 chick every 2 years
Albatross are life long partners
Percent of the population of albatross in
10%
south georgia have gone down
40,000
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