Indicator

April 27, 2014
25% of the 1041 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras (other cartilaginous fishes) are threatened by overfishing. [Source: IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.uicn.fr/

ECOLOGY

Midway albatros killed by plastic pollution

The trailer of “Midway Project” (bellow) that you’ll see (3′55) is filmed on the island of Midway, which is located in the Pacific Ocean, 3,000 km from the nearest land. Nobody is living on this island, there are only birds, and yet … Look, it’s edifying!!

MIDWAY a Message from the Gyre : a short film by Chris Jordan from Midway.

ECOLOGY

The use of plastic is increasing, leading a considerable amount of materials, nearly indestructible, more or less light floating on the surface of the seas and oceans, or depositing their funds, when they do not fail on beaches everywhere around the world.
Welcome to the world of plastic pollution!

The plastic pollution

We produce more and more plastic. We made many plastic since year 2000 that throughout the last century !
The packaging for our consumer products are mostly plastic of all kinds. Our beverages are sold in plastic bottles rather than glass bottles. The problem is that these packages are generally used only once and that contrary to popular belief, only a small fraction is recycled. What’s going on? Well these plastics are buried or burned but a significant portion is found in the oceans. All waste ending in the marine environment, the volume of pollution from plastic materials is estimated at nearly 80 %. According to other estimates, almost 10% of plastic is produced annually in the world is found in the oceans , or about 10 million tons of trash.