2. 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
3. IT IS CLEAR TO SEE THAT POLLUTION HAS
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED TODAY’S ECOSYSTEM
AND THOSE INHABITING IT
HOW 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…
4. 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
6. WONDERING HOW IT
MIGHT FEEL TO LIVE IN
CONSTANT FORCEFUL
POLLUTION?
IMAGINE TRYING TO
EAT A NICE MEAL
WITH PLASTIC
BOTTLES
SURROUNDING YOU
7. 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.
8. 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?
9. 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
10. 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.
11. 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.
