Mentor/s
Brian Stiltner Sandra Young
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
The astronomical decrease in marine life populations has become detrimental to our ecosystems. This is primarily due to the increase in ocean pollution. Previous research has suggested that the increase in plastics, waste, and man-made pesticides is all to blame. As these issues continue to fester in our waters, marine animals begin to ingest and incorporate these foreign materials into their environment. The lack of care for our oceans has caused these animals to live in great distress, ultimately affecting their populations and livelihoods. In comparison, humans who ingest fish are now also becoming affected by the pollution, since the fish that are ingesting these forms of waste are now considered contaminated. To fix the oceans that are currently deteriorating, we need to begin to recycle away plastics, preserve natural ocean lands inhabited by sea life in an attempt to recover their already diminishing populations, and use green infrastructures to rehabilitate the ocean environments meant to maintain the proper balance of ecosystems beneath the waters. If we can begin to use these solutions, we can restore what makes up 71 percent of our Earth and increase our supply chain.
College and Major available
Farrington College of Education, Education BA/BS
Location
Digital Commons & West Campus 2nd Floor University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-28-2023 12:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-28-2023 2:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Best Writing
What Are The Long-Term Effects of Ocean Pollution, and Why Should We Care?
Digital Commons & West Campus 2nd Floor University Commons
The astronomical decrease in marine life populations has become detrimental to our ecosystems. This is primarily due to the increase in ocean pollution. Previous research has suggested that the increase in plastics, waste, and man-made pesticides is all to blame. As these issues continue to fester in our waters, marine animals begin to ingest and incorporate these foreign materials into their environment. The lack of care for our oceans has caused these animals to live in great distress, ultimately affecting their populations and livelihoods. In comparison, humans who ingest fish are now also becoming affected by the pollution, since the fish that are ingesting these forms of waste are now considered contaminated. To fix the oceans that are currently deteriorating, we need to begin to recycle away plastics, preserve natural ocean lands inhabited by sea life in an attempt to recover their already diminishing populations, and use green infrastructures to rehabilitate the ocean environments meant to maintain the proper balance of ecosystems beneath the waters. If we can begin to use these solutions, we can restore what makes up 71 percent of our Earth and increase our supply chain.
Students' Information
Interdisciplinary Studies Major
Honors Student
2024 Graduate
Farrington College of Education