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\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":1325,"title":"Rugby World Cup #EndJapanWhaling campaign","url":"\/blog\/rugby-world-cup-end-japan-whaling-campaign\/","urlTitle":"rugby-world-cup-end-japan-whaling-campaign","division":21385,"description":"Blue Planet Society are urging Japan to cease commercial whaling and rejoin the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Building up to and during the Rugby World Cup which starts in Japan on 20 September 2019 we will be peacefully campaigning in our End Japan Whaling tees to highlight the plight of","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5d78921e392186.39114157.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/5d78921e392186.39114157.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":30699,"title":"Deep sea mining is a recipe for certain disaster","url":"\/blog\/deep-sea-mining-is-a-recipe-for-certain-disaster\/","urlTitle":"deep-sea-mining-is-a-recipe-for-certain-disaster","division":21385,"description":"A team of scientists investigating a large area of the Pacific Ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone have found an astonishing 5,000 new species living on the ocean floor. The species they logged include previously undescribed varieties of urchins, starfish and sea cucumbers, as well as \u2018gummy squirrels\u2019 and other strange and delightful, transparent invertebrates. But the CCZ is under threat: it has been earmarked for deep-sea mining","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/7myt72uocqzlsb4hx4h6rwjtpyklkxitsejgq8tr7fccpxph.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/7myt72uocqzlsb4hx4h6rwjtpyklkxitsejgq8tr7fccpxph.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}