Recycling: One of the easiest ways to protect the oceans. Did you know that more than 400 leatherback turtles have died since 1885 by swallowing plastic?! That is because of us humans, not caring to recycle. These turtles are already endangered and are still suffering. They have suffered by swallowing plastic bags, fishing lines, balloon fragments, spoons, candy wrappers and more. Did you know that 10% of the world's plastic ends up in our very own oceans?
It's not only not recycling that's harming the ocean. According to Arthur N. Popper, Ph.D., and Mardi C. Hastings, Ph.D., both college professors, the sounds made by humans exploring the ocean with equipment such as ships, boats, oil exploration equipment, and also things like pile driving and using sonar, could be harming, and possibly killing the marine life in our oceans. Dr. Popper says, "Human generated sounds in the marine environment may result in only small shifts in behavior for some animals, but immediate death in others."
Animals that live in the ocean don't usually have too great of a vision. They use sounds to not only communicate, but see a 3-Dimensional world that extends beyond the visual scene. By causing excess noise and sounds, we might be changing their view of their habitat. Once scientists find a full understanding of what excess noise made by humans is doing to our marine life, they will start thinking of ways to explore more safely.
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