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What problems does plastic debris in the ocean pose for marine life, and why? Use in your own words.

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Plastic takes for ever to dissolve and if it’s in the water it takes even longer. Plastic can be in the way of fishes swimming and can die from it. Plastic can also cover up food on the sea floor from fishes eating it which is bad. These are all caused by people not taking care of our world and trashing it
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Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife because thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other marine mammals are killed each year after ingesting plastic or getting entangled in it.

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