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dangers to shipping. For example, abandoned or lost fishing nets can become entangled in propellers and rudders.

in our oceans, with some scientists warning that, by 2050, the quantity of plastics in the oceans will outweigh fish.

But IMO and others have been taking action to address the problem, including regulating the discharge of garbage from ships and supporting research work.

the oceans. They can result from the fragmentation of larger plastic items, especially when exposed to sunlight. 
They may also be purposefully manufactured for particular industrial or domestic applications. One example is in facial cleansers and body scrubs. It has been estimated that a single shower can result in 100,000 plastic particles entering the ocean. 
Microplastics have been found distributed throughout the world’s oceans, on shorelines, in surface waters and seabed sediments, from the Arctic to Antarctic. They may accumulate at remote locations such as mid-ocean gyres, as well as close to population centres and shipping routes.

of the oxygen we breathe, the food we eat and climate we need to survive – yet trash continues to threaten its health,” said Vikki Spruill President and CEO of Ocean Conservancy.

and injured wildlife, littered beaches that discourage tourism and choked ocean ecosystems. Marine debris is one of the most widespread pollution threats facing our ocean and it is completely preventable.”