What marine animals eat garbage in the ocean?

Biological corpses are degraded by scavengers and microorganisms. Plastic bags, cigarette butts, polystyrene foam snack boxes and other artificial garbage, there is no living thing to eat.

1. The floating garbage on the sea surface mainly includes plastic bags, floating wood blocks, buoys and plastic bottles. The average amount of large and extra-large garbage floating on the sea surface is 0.00 1 piece/100 square meter; The average amount of small pieces of garbage in surface water is 0. 12 pieces 100 square meter.

2. Beach garbage mainly includes plastic bags, cigarette butts, polystyrene foam fast food boxes, fishing nets and glass bottles. The average amount of beach garbage is 0.80 pieces/100 square meter, of which plastic garbage is the most.

3. Seabed garbage mainly includes glass bottles, plastic bags, beverage cans and fishing nets. The average amount of seabed garbage is 0.04 pieces/100m2, and the average density is 62. 1g/ 100m2. Among them, the plastic waste is the largest, accounting for 4 1%.

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Marine garbage will not only cause visual pollution, but also cause water pollution and water quality deterioration;

1. The biggest plastic waste in the ocean is abandoned fishing nets, some of which are miles long and are called "ghost nets" by fishermen. Under the action of ocean currents, these nets are intertwined and become a "death trap" for marine mammals, which entangles and drowns thousands of seals, sea lions and dolphins every year.

2. Plastic garbage may also threaten navigation safety. Waste plastics will entangle the propeller of the ship, especially all kinds of plastic bottles called "magic bottles", which will damage the hull and machinery, cause accidents and stop driving, and cause great losses to the shipping company.

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