Made
in Singapore
a glimpse of marine life in our waters.
The
hazards that marine wildlife face daily are reflected by a
single day of cleanup in 2002. Volunteers around the world
collected more than 1.6 million cigarette filters, 1.1
million bags and food wrappers, almost 500,000 caps and
lids, 48,000 pieces of fishing line, 26,000 pieces of
fishing nets, 71,000 balloons, 82,000 pieces of plastic
sheeting or tarps, and 40,000 six-pack rings.
Along
Singapore shores, some 2,000 volunteers collected and
counted more than 66,000 items weighing more than 6 tonnes
in just 90 minutes!
Sea
turtles often mistake plastic bags for jellyfish - a
favoured food. Fishing line or other debris that is wrapped
around fins or flippers can cause circulation loss and
eventual amputation as the animal grows, or worse,
strangulation. In Singapore, researchers and rangers have
released crabs, snakes and birds from entanglement during
field trips.
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