MARINE POLLUTION EMILY EVERSON

A HIGHER SPECIES IS WHAT HUMAN’S HAVE EVOLVED

INTO

BUT WHY IS IT THAT, AS EVOLVED AS A SPECIES WE ARE, WE CHOOSE TO DESTROY OUR ECOSYSTEMS AND

MURDER/INJURE INNOCENT LIVES?

YOU’RE PROBABLY THINKING, “I’VE NEVER KILLED ANY ONE OR DESTROYED AN ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT, THAT IS

TERRIBLE!”

LET’S REPHRASE

IT IS CLEAR TO SEE THAT POLLUTION HAS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED TODAY’S

ECOSYSTEM AND THOSE INHABITING ITHOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU GONE TO THE BEACH AND SEEN TRASH FLOATING

IN THE WATER, PEOPLE TOSSING CIGARETTES INTO THE OCEAN, OR DIRTY/CLOUDY WATER?

MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU OR YOUR FRIENDS DONE THE SAME THING?

THIS IS NOT TO BLAME ANYONE, BUT SIMPLY INFORM. FOR WE HAVE ALL BEEN BLINDED AT A TIME OR ANOTHER BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW THE EFFECTS…

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF MARINE POLLUTION CONSIST OF BUT NOT LIMITED

TO..• EFFECTS OF TOXIC WASTE• DISRUPTION TO THE CYCLE OF

CORAL REEFS• DEPLETED OXYGEN CONTENT IN

THE WATER

• FAILURE IN THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OF ANIMALS

• EFFECTS IN THE FOOD CHAIN• EFFECTS ON HUMANS

POSITIVE EFFECTS OF POLLUTION

WONDERING HOW IT MIGHT FEEL TO LIVE

IN CONSTANT FORCEFUL

POLLUTION?

IMAGINE TRYING TO EAT A NICE MEAL

WITH PLASTIC BOTTLES

SURROUNDING YOU

AFTER VIEWING THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, CONSIDER THIS:

• WHEN SEA ANIMALS ARE INGESTING TOXINS, AND HUMAN’S THEN EAT THOSE ANIMALS, HUMANS ARE INGESTING THOSE TOXINS AS WELL.

• ALTHOUGH SEA POLLUTION OCCURS IN THE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM, IT AFFECTS THOSE ON LAND AS WELL AS SEA.

ENOUGH NEGATIVITY!

• AFTER SYMPATHIZING AND GATHERING INFORMATION ABOUT THE HARSH REALITY OF POLLUTION, IT’S TIME TO BRAIN STORM!

• QUESTION TIME! WHAT ARE WAYS WE, AS A SPECIES, CAN PREVENT AND CUT DOWN MARINE POLLUTION?

SUGGESTIONS OF CHANGE!

• COLLEGE STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS CAN CREATE CLEAN UP CREWS

• HOLD INFORMATIONAL EVENTS/SEMINARS

• RESEARCH BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS

• SPREAD AWARENESS!!!!• CREATE FUNDRAISERS TO FUND

RESEARCH AND BRAINSTORM

TIME FOR CHANGE, TIME FOR ACTION!

• IN SUMMATION, THE NEXT TIME YOU THINK IT’S JUST ONE BOTTLE, REMEMBER THAT TO AN ENVIRONMENT OR AN ANIMAL, IT COULD BE A LIFE.

• STOP MARINE POLLUTION, THINK ABOUT THE EFFECTS!

• TAKE ACTION NOW AND RESEARCH, OR TAKE ACTION WHEN IT’S TOO LATE.. THE CHOICE IS OURS.

CITATIONS

• "CAUSE AND EFFECTS OF OCEAN POLLUTION." CONSERVE ENERGY FUTURE. CEF, N.D. WEB. 24 APR. 2016.

• "MARINE PROBLEMS: POLLUTION." WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE. N.P., N.D. WEB. 25 APR. 2016.

• "MARINE POLLUTION." NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, N.D. WEB. 25 APR. 2016.