harms to the ocean
What are some harms to the ocean?
tourism, pollution, habitat loss, overfishing
what are some impacts to the ocean?
entanglement, plastic pollution, habitat loss, less fish population
can plastic pollution help/benefit ocean creatures?
yes, plastic pollution can serve as shelter for some creatures.
what is the large amount of trash in the pacific called?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
How Many Dolphins are residents at CMA
9 dolphins
Does Plastic fully break down in the ocean?
no, plastic does not fully break down in the ocean.
What is the method Ocean Clean Up is using to clean up the ocean?
they use to boats to drag a net that collects trash then properly recycle it.
What is one way that Plastic pollution harms Sea Turtles?
Entanglement and digestion
How Large is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Twice the size of Texas.
what is the name of the pelican in the dolphin tale movies? (100 extra points for actual name)
movie name: Rufus
Actual name: Ricky
tiny pieces of trash that are less than 0.5 cm large.
What is the Biggest issue that Ocean Clean Up has to deal with when cleaning up the ocean?
Funding for the boats pulling the net.
What is Biomagnification?
the process of trash building up and growing overtime.
how much of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch will degrade into microplastics
92% is large pieces of debris that will degrade into microplastics
what animals do we have at CMA?
Dolphins, Turtles, pelicans, sharks, otters.
What is plastic mostly mistaken for by marine animals?
Plastic is mostly mistaken as food.
what is the main thing that people have to consider when cleaning up trash?
how can we pick up trash without harming the marine life that lives on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
what is the process when Plastic breaks down into microplastics?
Degradation.
what brings all the trash into the pacific?
Ocean Gyres
What is the name of our Nurse Shark?
Thelma