Healthy Seas & Marine Litter Quiz

Marine Litter Quiz

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1/10 - What percentage of the air we breathe comes from the ocean?

25%

50%

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2/10 - How many species do you think are affected by ingestion of and entanglement in marine debris?

500

20

3/10 - Do you know how much litter we throw in the ocean every minute?

A big black trash bag

1 truckload

Picture Unsplash: Brian Yurasits

4/10 - How does litter on the streets contribute to ocean pollution?

If it's not close to the Ocean it doesn't affect the ocean

Rain can wash it into storm drains, reaching the ocean

Picture Unsplash: Paul Schellekens

5/10 - Of all the plastic ending up in the sea, what percentage do you think sinks almost immediately?

94%

12%

Picture Unsplash: Brian Yurasits

6/10 - In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, how much of it do you think is made up of fishing nets?

46%

10%

Picture: Healthy Seas

7/10 - How long does it take for a plastic bag to break down in the ocean?

A few months

Hundreds of years

Picture Unsplash: Oleksandr Sushko

8/10 - Why do some animals mistake plastic for food in the ocean?

Plastic looks like prey, such as jellyfish

Animals like the taste of plastic

Picture: Richcarey, Gettyimages

9/10 - What is a plastiglomerate?

It’s a new kind of rock with melted plastic in it

It doesn’t exist!

Picture: Aaikevanoord, Museon, The Netherlands

10/10 - By which year they say that the ocean will have more plastic than fish?

2050

2150

Picture Unsplash: Sebastian Pena Lambarri

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Healthy Seas is a foundation committed to marine conservation and removing marine litter, especially fishing nets, to foster healthier seas and repurpose waste into innovative products. Within our comprehensive approach to ocean conservation, an integral component involves educational outreach. In our commitment to education, we actively engage children of various ages through captivating presentations and hands-on activities focused on marine conservation and the impact of marine litter. Additionally, we provide an immersive virtual reality experience, allowing young minds to explore as divers the underwater world and understand the importance of preserving our seas for future generations. Beyond education, our pillars encompass cleanups and prevention. In collaboration with volunteer divers and fishermen, we've successfully reclaimed over 905 tons of waste globally. Our reach spans from the US to Korea, involving 150 partners and nearly 300 dedicated volunteers. www.healthyseas.org

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• Question 1 - Source: Noaa - How much oxygen comes from the ocean? (noaa.gov)
• Question 2 - Source: UNEP 2016
• Question 3 – Source: UNEP Why we need to fix the plastic pollution problem (unep.org)
• Question 4 – Source: WWF How does plastic end up in the ocean? | WWF & 50 Ways to Save the Ocean (Inner Ocean Action Guide) - David Helvarg
• Question 5 – Source: Plastic Soup, an atlas of Ocean pollution, Michiel Roscam Abbing, 2019, Island Press.
• Question 6 – Source: Scientific reports 2018
• Question 7 - Source: Columbia Climate School
• Question 8 – Source: Schuyler, Q.A., Wilcox, C., Townsend, K. et al. Mistaken identity? Visual similarities of marine debris to natural prey items of sea turtles. BMC Ecol 14, 14 (2014).
• Question 9 – Source: Plastic Soup, an atlas of Ocean pollution, Michiel Roscam Abbing, 2019, Island Press.
• Question 10 – Source: Ellen Macarthur Foundation.

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