Facts about Plastic Pollution in Oceans

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   Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear, known as ghost gear, is among the deadliest forms of ocean plastic pollution for marine wildlife.

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   Single-use plastics such as bottles, bags, and straws account for a large proportion of ocean plastic pollution worldwide.

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   Plastic pollution harms hundreds of marine species, including sea turtles that mistake plastic bags for jellyfish and ingest them.

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   The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a vast accumulation of plastic debris between Hawaii and California, is one of five major ocean garbage patches worldwide.

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   Microplastics, tiny fragments under five millimeters in size, have been detected in ocean environments from the surface to the deep sea floor.

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