Websites:
1. http://www.adoptabeach.org.uk/pages/page.php?cust_id=8
a. Effects of marine litter on wildlife, marine ecosystems, human communities, health, and economics.
2. http://seapics.com/feature-subject/environment/ocean-pollution-pictures-001.html
a. Picture of litter in the ocean that effects sea animals. Also talks about toxins that flow into the ocean and where it starts.
3. http://www.dbw.ca.gov/Pubs/Pollute/MarinePollution.pdf
a. Laws and requirements of marine pollution. Talks about litter, toxins, and oil spills and how to prevent it.
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6248366.stm
a. Statistics and primary source for “ghost fishing.” Old fishing nets lost at sea are killing animals.
5. http://www.seagrantfish.lsu.edu/resources/factsheets/litter_mess.htm
a. Fact sheet on marine litter. Includes: the problem, why it’s a problem, how long it lasts for, the laws about it, it’s origins, global solutions, and local solutions.
6. http://see-the-sea.org/topics/pollution/noise/noise_pollution.htm
a. The basics about noise pollution. Talks about how and what affects whales and other mammals. Tells individual and local solutions.
7. http://www.marlab.ac.uk/Uploads/Documents/Impacts%20of%20Marine%20Litter.pdf
a. Impacts of marine litter. Types and quantities of litter, behavior of marine litter, and controlling it. Talks about everything it affects like human health, aquaculture, and fisheries, etc.
8. http://www.alternet.org/water/76056/
a. An alarming article about how much trash is in the ocean and how it moves around. Talks about dangers of the trash being there.
9. http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/oil_spills.htm
a. Basics on oil spills and how it will affect specific animals. Talks about specific big oil spills like the Exxon Valdez oil spill- how it happened, and how long it took to clean up. Also talks about how they save the affected animals after a spill.
a. Pictures and information about the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
11. http://www.epa.gov/beaches/learn/pollution.html
a. Talks about how serious the beach pollution problems in the US are and where they start. Also says a little bit of the effects of the pollution.
Videos:
1. Short Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf5iHqT1Rzc&feature=related
2. Medium Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVwuPSLx2Xc
Long Video: http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Ocean/Our-Synthetic-Sea2004.htm
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