Question

How does garbage in the ocean harm sea creatures

Answer 1

Ingestion: Animals can easily mistake plastic debris for food.

Step-by-step explanation:

Animals can choke, sustain internal injury and die – or starve by thinking they’re full from eating plastic.

Answer 2

Marine mammals can become entangled in or ingest plastic debris, causing suffocation, starvation, and drowning.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is estimated that up to 13 million metric tons of plastic ends up in the ocean each year—the equivalent of a rubbish or garbage truck load’s worth every minute. Fish, seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals can become entangled in or ingest plastic debris, causing suffocation, starvation, and drowning.