• There are five oceans on the planet.
  • The Earth is made up of 71% water.
  • Approximately 80% of all life on earth resides in the ocean, which provides 99% of the living space on the planet.
  • Plastic waste in oceans and waterways kills up to 1 million sea birds, 100,000 sea mammals and countless fish each year.
  • 80% percent of all pollution in the world’s seas and oceans comes from activities on land.
  • 300,000 dolphins, porpoises, and whales die each year from getting caught in commercial fishing nets.
  • Almost every type of living marine organism is contaminated by man-made chemicals.
  • 25% of America’s beaches are closed or under advisory warnings because of water pollution.