{"id":1306,"title":"More plastic than fish","description":"\u2018There will be more plastic than fish in the world\u2019s oceans by 2050\u2019 \u2013 This was the stark warning from the World Economic Forum back in 2016.","content":"

\u2018There will be more plastic than fish in the world\u2019s oceans by 2050\u2019 \u2013 This was the stark warning from the World Economic Forum back in 2016.<\/p>

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Has action been taken to prevent this?<\/strong><\/p>

Since 2016 there have been limited bans on selected single-use plastic such as bags and straws but a quick visit to any supermarket will tell you that there\u2019s still a long way to go.<\/p>

In 2017 193 countries signed a non-binding U.N. resolution to eliminate plastic pollution in the sea. Under the resolution countries agreed to start monitoring the amount of plastic they put into the ocean and to explore ways to make it illegal to dump waste in the seas.<\/p>

Much more can be done<\/strong><\/p>

Plastic use has increased 20-fold in the past 50 years and is expected to double again in the next 20 years. If we\u2019re to stop the world\u2019s ocean becoming a lifeless garbage dump then we will need governments across the world to get tough and pass legislation banning single-use plastics.<\/p>

Blue Planet Society are campaigning to get single-use plastic bans enacted across the globe. Help raise awareness and support our work tackling marine plastic pollution with a More Plastic Than Fish Hoodie, T-shirt or Top https:\/\/blueplanetsociety.teemill.com\/<\/a><\/p>

Blue Planet Society <\/a>is a self-funded, volunteer pressure group campaigning to end the overexploitation of the world\u2019s ocean. Follow us on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook <\/a>and Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>","urlTitle":"more-plastic-than-fish","url":"\/blog\/more-plastic-than-fish\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/more-plastic-than-fish\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/blueplanetsocietystore.com\/blog\/more-plastic-than-fish\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1567764357,"updatedAt":1605111023,"publishedAt":1573632517,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":21385,"name":"Blue Planet Society"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5dcbb9dbdcb412.44145837.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5dcbb9dbdcb412.44145837.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5dcbb9dbdcb412.44145837.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":null,"metaDescription":null,"keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":10229,"title":"Catch and release sportfishing will kill endangered bluefin tuna","url":"\/blog\/sportfishing-will-kill-endangered-bluefin-tuna\/","urlTitle":"sportfishing-will-kill-endangered-bluefin-tuna","division":21385,"description":"If you go to the UK coast and look out to sea you may be lucky and spot one of the world\u2019s largest and most spectacular fish. The remarkable bluefin tuna has returned to UK coastal waters after an absence of over half a century and they can once again be seen leaping from the water as they chase sc","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ot2e6julk0gl8u3y8yw5qzwcohvlqtzusmnmacosyzidpcpp.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ot2e6julk0gl8u3y8yw5qzwcohvlqtzusmnmacosyzidpcpp.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":12901,"title":"Faroe Govt. act after dolphin massacre outrage","url":"\/blog\/faroe-govt-act-after-dolphin-massacre-outrage\/","urlTitle":"faroe-govt-act-after-dolphin-massacre-outrage","division":21385,"description":"International outrage over the butchering of nearly 1,500 dolphins in a single evening has prompted the Faroe Islands government to launch a review. In a statement, Faroe Islands Prime Minister B\u00e1r\u00f0ur \u00e1 Steig Nielsen said:\u2018We take this matter very seriously. ''We will be looking closely at the dolph","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/wbxzwijz1ldv7b5hpfsfvasbya4rz3bgtx3x1elkkjwqrnta.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/wbxzwijz1ldv7b5hpfsfvasbya4rz3bgtx3x1elkkjwqrnta.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":1223,"title":"The most persecuted animals in the ocean","url":"\/blog\/the-most-persecuted-animals-in-the-ocean\/","urlTitle":"the-most-persecuted-animals-in-the-ocean","division":21385,"description":"Author William McKeever visits a shark tournament.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5d664fd83c1516.73587197.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5d664fd83c1516.73587197.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}