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RE: Plastic waste in the ocean has been found to have a twentyfold increase of disease in corals; adding one more threat to the list of things that could potentially kill corals
The rising incidence of plastic waste in our seas and oceans is a real threat to the ecosystem. I experienced this first hand during a trip to Bali in 2017. It was nearly impossible to enjoy the beach and step into the sea due to the massive amount of yucky and slippery plastic waste. You can only imagine on all the life forms that are severely impacted.
On a more positive note, awareness is increasing - this post is a good example of it, usage of plastic is being discouraged and technology is being used to scoop up the plastic trash and recycled for other purposes.
Yeah, I think plastic could prove to be fatal to some of the major ecosystems in the ocean. I kind of like it when beaches gets filled with plastic like this; now people can actually see what their pollution is doing to the ocean, and are forced to deal with it! Of course it requires beach cleanings every once in a while, but I guess that's the price we got to pay for polluting.
It is great that awareness is increasing! I believe that we have solved a big part of the issue if we can get most people to recycle their plastic in the first place. I also like the idea of making technological systems that can remove the plastic, but this really makes no sense if we keep on polluting at the same pace.
Thanks for a great comment, @acdevan! :D