Pollution

The pollution and plastic found in the ocean causes many deaths to the marine animals as well as greatly harming the ocean. Entanglement is when the marine life gets wrapped into the plastic and can lead to strangulation. Ghost fishing is when the nets get lost at sea. Many plastic bags resemble jelly fish and are accidentally eaten by Sea Turtles. As well as monofilament, when the fishing line is lost. Plastic pellets are the small pieces of plastic within the ocean usually bottle caps. Many birds mistake these for eggs and carry them back to their babies who could choke on the caps.