Jay Sawyer from Chicago Explains How Plastic Waste Kills Marine Animals

1. Jay Sawyer from Chicago Explains How Plastic Waste Kills Marine Animals

2. Jay Sawyer from Chicago Explains How Plastic Waste Affects the Marine Wildlife • Jay Sawyer from Chicago claims that as animals are federally protected, when they are found in distress or wash up dead on a beach, responders are required to document it • By collecting data from government agencies and marine life organizations around the country, the authors found almost 1,800 cases of plastic entanglement or ingestion affecting 40 species since 2009 • Sawyer cannot forget the graphic images of a four-inch-long straw being dislodged from the creature’s nose or a dead albatross with its stomach bursting with refuse • He went through the recent study and found that in 2016, the United States produced more plastic waste than any other nation, and more of that plastic entered the ocean than previously thought

3. Sawyer Explains How Severely the World’s Plastic Waste Crisis is Affecting the Marine Wildlife • He points that when seabirds ingest plastic, it takes up room in their stomachs, sometimes causing starvation • Many seabirds are found dead with their stomachs full of this waste • Right from getting struck in nets to eating plastic, these animals are dying from material we made

4. Sawyer States How Plastic Waste Kills Animals • Jay Sawyer from Chicago notes that necropsies often showed that the animals had died from blockages or lacerations • Other times, ingesting plastic may have simply weakened the animal or played no role in its death • Overall, in 82% of the cases, the animals died

5. Thank YouJay Sawyer, Chicago