ncrease in ocean pollution, as well as an increase in other types of pollution. When we inhabit the coast, we destroy the natural coastal ecosystem and our garbage and pollution from our cars, boats, ecedra, go into the coastal land which is washed off into the ocean when it rains and storms.Another cause of ocean pollution is the depletion of the ozone layer. The ozonelayer is being depleted by CO(Carbon Monoxide) that we put into the air by way of ourfactories, cars, and power plants. Mulvaney states that according the IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change(IPCC), a grouping of 300 scientists from around the world,climate change has the potential to significantly affect biological diversity in ocean andcoastal areas. It could cause changes in the population sizes and distribution of species,alter the species composition and geographical extent of the habitats and ecosystems, andincrease the rate of species* extinctions*(31). McIntyre 4There have been many organizations formed who are trying to clean up oceanpollution. Such organizations include the WWF(World Wildlife Federation), GreenPeace, EPA(Environmental Protection Agency), and NOAA(National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration). All of these organizations have encouraged the government to take action against ocean pollution. Treaties have been signed in the past to ban some kinds of ocean pollution, yet polluters have found numerous ways around them. When the Law of the Sea Treaty marked its 10th anniversary late last year, there was no cause for celebration. Sixty countries must ratify the accord before it an go into effect, and only 52 had. It remains a paper treaty.*(Berghuizen 45)There are numerous solutions for ocean pollution which are extremely worthwhile. Again, it is our job to clean up the mess in our the oceans because, as the human race, we are the ones ...
