206 – LESSON 6: Ocean Plastics 201 Current Status Not Enrolled Price Free Get Started Login to Enroll Cost:FREE! Or by Donation (pay what you can) You are not yet enrolled in this lesson. Please visit our enrollment page for details. Learning ObjectivesBy completing this lesson, you will be able to describe:the magnitude of the ocean plastics pollution problem;the prevalence and origins of ocean plastics;some of the many negative effects of ocean plastics;the difference between managing plastics on land and managing them after they enter the ocean; andsome of the many challenges of cleaning up ocean plastics. Lesson Content Expand All Introduction to Lessons 6-10 Preventing Ocean Plastics from Occurring About the OLF EPIC Program 4 Items Expand Topic Content 0% Complete 0/4 Steps 1. Education 2. Policy 3. Infrastructure 4. Cleanup Why EPIC is Needed Learning Objectives What Are Ocean Plastics? How Do Plastics Reach the Ocean? Great Pacific Garbage Patch Ocean Gyres Where Does Plastic End Up in the Ocean? The Origin of Microplastics Where Do Ocean Plastics Come From? 2 Items Expand Topic Content 0% Complete 0/2 Steps 1. More plastic in it than fish by the year 2050? 2. Three Sources Where Ocean Plastic Comes From Which Countries are Contributing the Most to Ocean Plastics? How is producing and using plastic different than contributing to ocean plastics pollution? 70 per cent of the plastic entering the ocean came from just 10 countries What Happens When Plastics Reach the Ocean? Once plastics are in the ocean, they: Currents, Pressure Gradients, and Gyres. Oh my! If plastic is big or small. If it’s in our ocean, then it’s going to do harm. 3 Examples of How Plastics Harm Wildlife The Effects of Ocean Plastics on Humans How Are Ocean Plastics Different Than Plastics Found on Land Marine Debris Solution Centre Why Can’t Ocean and Shoreline Cleanups Be the Answer? Who pays for ocean cleanups? Plastic Materials Still Require a Long-term Solution Lesson 6 – Final Quiz