On April 18, 2010 an event occurred on the shores of Seattle, Washington that does not bode well for the long term well being of sea life in the Pacific Ocean. On that morning a 38 foot black and white whale appeared dead on the shores of one of Seattle's waterways. Scientists and researchers were of course curious to find out what had caused the whale to die so they undertook an autopsy. Inside the stomach of the whale they found a pair of sweat pants, a total of 20 plastic bags, several golf balls, several discarded dirty rags, and a couple of rolls of duct tape among several other items. It has been known for a long time that the Pacific Ocean is getting more and more polluted with this kind of waste material. There is a section of the ocean known as the "Pacific Gyre" where the water gyrates and swirls in a circle where there is all kinds of junk like empty plastic bottles, bottle caps, various assorted pieces of plastic, plastic toys, tooth brushes, floating pieces of wood of all sizes, even some furniture such as pieces of couches and chairs have been spotted. It was concluded that the dead whale died simply from consuming these various pieces of garbage that float on the surface of the Pacific and are now ubiquitous along that entire body of water.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sea Life In Pacific Indicating A More Polluted Ocean
On April 18, 2010 an event occurred on the shores of Seattle, Washington that does not bode well for the long term well being of sea life in the Pacific Ocean. On that morning a 38 foot black and white whale appeared dead on the shores of one of Seattle's waterways. Scientists and researchers were of course curious to find out what had caused the whale to die so they undertook an autopsy. Inside the stomach of the whale they found a pair of sweat pants, a total of 20 plastic bags, several golf balls, several discarded dirty rags, and a couple of rolls of duct tape among several other items. It has been known for a long time that the Pacific Ocean is getting more and more polluted with this kind of waste material. There is a section of the ocean known as the "Pacific Gyre" where the water gyrates and swirls in a circle where there is all kinds of junk like empty plastic bottles, bottle caps, various assorted pieces of plastic, plastic toys, tooth brushes, floating pieces of wood of all sizes, even some furniture such as pieces of couches and chairs have been spotted. It was concluded that the dead whale died simply from consuming these various pieces of garbage that float on the surface of the Pacific and are now ubiquitous along that entire body of water.
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