What is ocean pollution?

Other forms of pollution that impact the health of the ocean come from a single, known sources, such as oil spills, or from accumulation of many dispersed sources, such as fertilizer from our yards. The majority of pollutants going into the ocean come from activities on land. read more

Ocean pollution, also known as marine pollution, is the spreading of harmful substances such as oil, plastic, industrial and agricultural waste and chemical particles into the ocean. read more

Marine pollution occurs when harmful, or potentially harmful, effects result from the entry into the ocean of chemicals, particles, industrial, agricultural, and residential waste, noise, or the spread of invasive organisms. Eighty percent of marine pollution comes from land. read more