{"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":30610,"title":"Disinformation swells against high seas marine reserves","url":"\/blog\/disinformation-swells-against-high-seas-marine-reserves\/","urlTitle":"disinformation-swells-against-high-seas-marine-reserves","division":21385,"description":"Photo by Jean Wimmerlin on Unsplash","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/bor4iezp76hrbdufckeqjzbekhtbaxvlefgqkwf7de4wvvmh.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/bor4iezp76hrbdufckeqjzbekhtbaxvlefgqkwf7de4wvvmh.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":30698,"title":"The truth about marine noise pollution \u2013 the effect of anthropogenic sound in the sea","url":"\/blog\/the-truth-about-marine-noise-pollution-the-effect-of-anthropogenic-sound-in-the-sea\/","urlTitle":"the-truth-about-marine-noise-pollution-the-effect-of-anthropogenic-sound-in-the-sea","division":21385,"description":"Sound travels 4. 8 times faster underwater than in air and in the sea frequencies below 1000 Hertz can transmit for thousands of kilometers. Sound is a form of energy that is manifest as a wave of changes in pressure","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/8gw7j01imgde1ri235ik3cqichzeotj9iozi0gqvdsvt8pyp.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/8gw7j01imgde1ri235ik3cqichzeotj9iozi0gqvdsvt8pyp.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":17438,"title":"It\u2019s past time to tackle bycatch in the UK","url":"\/blog\/its-past-time-to-tackle-bycatch-in-the-uk\/","urlTitle":"its-past-time-to-tackle-bycatch-in-the-uk","division":21385,"description":"Sarah Dolman, bycatch programme lead at Whale and Dolphin Conservation, reviews how much we have achieved to prevent bycatch in UK waters in the last 30 years?","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/qkxwvdhjtrnwzvrc0s4pjz5ms23ev6ojzvjzsuwmbpxpnebr.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/qkxwvdhjtrnwzvrc0s4pjz5ms23ev6ojzvjzsuwmbpxpnebr.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}