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    Sydney Garber spoke to Florida Senators about the dangers of plastic pollution in oceans. Plastics interrupt marine habitats and are mistaken for food by many species. Microplastics are especially harmful as they are ingested and can transfer toxic chemicals, damaging stomachs. Regulations are needed on plastic waste to help endangered marine species and ecosystems. Government assistance is required to truly make an impact and save marine life from the effects of plastic dumping in oceans.

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    Sydney Garber spoke to Florida Senators about the dangers of plastic pollution in oceans. Plastics interrupt marine habitats and are mistaken for food by many species. Microplastics are especially harmful as they are ingested and can transfer toxic chemicals, damaging stomachs. Regulations are needed on plastic waste to help endangered marine species and ecosystems. Government assistance is required to truly make an impact and save marine life from the effects of plastic dumping in oceans.

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    Speech to Florida Senators on Plastic Pollution

    Good evening Florida Senators, I am Sydney Garber and I am here to speak to you today

    about our marine life. I know you may be wondering how this can concern you, but there are

    major issues our country needs to address concerning the health of our marine life, and it can

    begin with our state. Marine life is being put in great danger, as you may already know, by

    plastics and waste being dumped in the ocean. Plastics first enter the ocean and interrupt the

    habitats of marine life, and some species even mistake this waste for food. Not only are large

    plastics an issue for the ecosystem, but once these plastics begin to degrade, we no longer see

    them. These are called microplastics and they are actually more dangerous to marine life than the

    visible plastics. New studies are coming out from many environmental scientists and

    oceanographers concerning these microplastics. As stated in an article Microplastics in our

    Oceans and Marine Health by Subhankar Chatterjee and Shivika Sharma, “These tiny plastic

    fragments are persistent in the marine ecosystem and due to their micron sized particle nature,

    these fragments are mistaken as food and ingested by a range of marine biota which includes

    corals, phytoplanktons, zooplanktons, sea urchins, lobsters, fish etc. and ultimately get

    transferred to higher tropic level. The impact of microplastic on marine biota is an issue of

    concern as it leads to the entanglement and ingestion which can be lethal to marine life.” Marine

    life can easily ingest toxic chemicals when they are in the form of microplastics, and die off from

    damage to their stomachs. Now that I have presented this information, I will tell you the real

    reason why I am here today. I want you all to think about these animals and the ecosystems they

    live in. Without just one species, the food chain in the ocean begins to crumble. As plastic begins

    to increase in the ocean, numbers of endangered marine species rise. I hope you think about this

    and consider proposing more regulations on plastic waste int the ocean. I hope you have all
    understood what I have to say today and take it into consideration when a new bill comes across

    your desk involving plastic waste or there is a new proposal for waste management. Imagine the

    marine life and how much an impact waste management will be on their future lives. Plastic

    being dumped in the ocean is an issue and is very harmful to the ecosystems in the ocean.

    Animals and species are dying off, and they need your help. Encouraging citizens and the public

    to take action will only do so much to help marine life. We need the assistance of our

    government to save these animals. I hope I have inspired you today to make a true, impactful

    difference, because our world needs marine life.

    Thank you for your time today,

    Sydney Garber
    References

    Chatterjee, S., & Sharma, S. (2019, March 1). Microplastics in our oceans and marine health.

    OpenEdition Journals. https://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/5257

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