Animal Facts: Fish

STEAMalert Fact 2
  • 700 species of animals are severely threatened because of ocean pollution
  • 10% of all dead animals found in beach cleanups were entangled in plastic
  • 443 animals were found trapped by marine debris during a recent international coastal cleanup
  • 90% of seabirds eat plastic trash
  • 5 trillion pieces of plastic are floating in the oceans
  • In one expedition it was found that 20% of fish had plastic in their stomachs

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