Plastic Pollution
What type of plastic is the most prevalent in the ocean?
Fishing Nets - make up 80%
Fish are removed from a body of water at a rate faster than they can reproduce, causing a decrease in the population.
(What is overfishing?)
Carbon Dioxide dissolving in the ocean, lowering the ocean’s pH
What is ocean acidification?
At its height in the late 19th century, the fur trade industry caused the population of this sea animal to drop to from around 250,000 to less than 1,000.
What are sea otters?
When was the Ocean Conservancy Club founded?
How many marine species have been affected by plastic?
What is 700 marine species?
By removing top predatory fish from the food chain, mid-level predatory fish develop huge populations which feed on herbivores such as snails and crustaceans, decreasing their populations. As a result, the growth of this aquatic plant has gone unchecked.
What is algae?
By dissolving CO2 in the ocean, this chemical is reduced in the ocean.
What is carbonate?
Despite being the largest animal in the world, this endangered sea animal has been severely threatened by habitat loss, climate change, ship collisions, and pollution.
What are blue whales?
Who is our club's advisor?
Mr. Palmer
How much plastic is recycled annually?
What is 9%?
The set quantity of fish stock given to registered fishing companies in a given region to prevent overfishing and endangering fish stock.
What is a quota?
How much has ocean acidity increased since the start of the industrial revolution?
What is 30%?
The decline of krill and fish populations has contributed significantly to the endangered status of many species of this kind of bird.
What are penguins?
Who is the club's Vice President?
Sophia
How long does a plastic bottle typically last in the ocean?
What is 450 years?
A fishing model that ensures its activities do not negatively impact the ecosystem by removing their fish source, killing unwanted species, or destroying their habitats.
What is sustainable fishing?
By threatening plankton, larger fish suffer
How does ocean acidification work its way up the food chain?
This type of endangered tuna is eaten in raw fish dishes like sashimi and considered a culinary delicacy worth $400/lb, but overfishing is causing a huge decrease in its global population.
What is bluefin tuna?
What is our mascot?
A dolphin
The ocean has a plastic mass that is roughly the size of how many Germany’s?
What is 4?
An unsustainable fishing method in which a large net is dragged across the seafloor, scooping up everything in its path and destroying habitats.
What is bottom trawling?
Coral Reefs have a symbiotic relationships with this kind of algae that become toxic and leave the coral when pH levels are low.
What is zooxanthellae?
The term for when sea animals are accidentally caught in fishing gear, and a threat to many sea creatures like turtles, albatross, sharks, and whales.
What is bycatch?
What was the most recent blog about on our website?
Overwishing