“Garbage Patches” of the Pacific Gyre: Death by Plastic Shocking pictures of the carcasses of albatross chicks (click “Midway”) that have died as a result of the abundance of plastics in the Gyre. The parents having fed the chicks the plastic thinking it is food. Dead grey whale has plastic bags, plastic chunks, duct tape, sweat pants and a golf ball in its stomach. See video and pictures at “Altered Oceans” (LA Times) - takes a few minutes to download All the plastics that collect and what to do about it Pledge against plastics and learn more about their environmental impacts “Discovery magazine” article “Best Life” magazine article Background from the Sierra Club Information including pictures and movie trailers for the documentary “Addicted to Plastic”. Video showing the problems of marine debris specifically for Steller sea lions. Video of a Bryde’s whale the died after ingesting plastic. Poster showing how long it takes materials to break down in the ocean NOAA presentation on the impacts of marine debris aiming at the Gulf of Mexico but information applies to all oceans PPT presentation on “The Dangers of Plastic Bags” Cetacean Sightings Network - see “entanglement” Images showing the consequences of sea turtles ingesting plastic bags Problem of derelict fishing gear Video and article of a Minke whale’s adapted feeding behaviour as a result of having been entangled.

“Garbage Patches” of the Pacific Gyre:
•Death by Plastic
•Shocking pictures of the carcasses of albatross chicks (click “Midway”) that have died as a result of the abundance of plastics in the Gyre. The parents having fed the chicks the plastic thinking it is food.
•Dead grey whale has plastic bags, plastic chunks, duct tape, sweat pants and a golf ball in its stomach.
•See video and pictures at “Altered Oceans” (LA Times) - takes a few minutes to download
•All the plastics that collect and what to do about it
•Pledge against plastics and learn more about their environmental impacts
•“Discovery magazine” article
•“Best Life” magazine article
•Background from the Sierra Club
•Information including pictures and movie trailers for the documentary “Addicted to Plastic”.
Video showing the problems of marine debris specifically for Steller sea lions.
Video of a Bryde’s whale the died after ingesting plastic.
Poster showing how long it takes materials to break down in the ocean
NOAA presentation on the impacts of marine debris aiming at the Gulf of Mexico but information applies to all oceans
PPT presentation on “The Dangers of Plastic Bags”
Cetacean Sightings Network - see “entanglement”
Images showing the consequences of sea turtles ingesting plastic bags
Problem of derelict fishing gear

Video and article of a Minke whale’s adapted feeding behaviour as a

result of having been entangled.

Plastics pollution