Let The Ocean Breathe

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Another day, another educational programme at Amity School of Communications, this time on the subject of ocean pollution, a problem that affects majority of the us yet is largely disregarded. Five documentaries on five distinct facets of ocean pollution were shown in the event. The five movies were shown in a series named 'CHOKING OCEANS'. 

Documentary 1: CHOKING OCEANS-PLASTIC PRANGS 

The first film was centred on how plastic pollutes the water and currently makes up 80% of marine life. The world's oceans now have 400 dead zones due to the negligent use of plastic. In addition, microplastic has been found in the oceans. Tiny plastic particles that are pollutants come from the breakdown of bigger polymers and the development of commercial products. Microplastics pose a pollution risk to both the environment and aquatic life.  Surprisingly, 100 kg of plastic bags were recently found in the water, adding to the toxicity of the air. Additionally, 3000 plastic bags are sold annually, but only half of them are collected; the remainder ended up in the ocean through sewers. There are some solutions to this that were developed by none other than Amity University Noida. These solutions include promoting the use of cling film for food packaging because it degrades within 60 days and plastic eating mushrooms that open up possibilities for its use as an at-home recycling system.

Documentary 2: CHOKING OCEANS- ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITIES

Oceans make up about 70% of the earth, which essentially means that 70% of the planet is doomed. Ocean pollution, danger to aquatic life, changes in biogeochemical processes, disturbances to the food chain, climate feedbacks, and economic effects are just a few of the problems that can occur once an ocean has dissolved all of the pollutants it can. 

Documentary 2: CHOKING OCEANS- ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITIES

Oceans make up about 70% of the earth, which essentially means that 70% of the planet is doomed. Ocean pollution, danger to aquatic life, changes in biogeochemical processes, disturbances to the food chain, climate feedbacks, and economic effects are just a few of the problems that can occur once an ocean has dissolved all of the pollutants it can. 

Documentary 3: CHOKING OCEANS- CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION FROM FOOD INDUSTRY 

Due to the chemical pollution brought on by fertilisers, hydrocarbons, and pesticides, human activities are destroying the oceans. The majority of the depletion is caused by businesses that produce seafood. For instance, producing Surimi fish takes a lot of water that is dumped into the ocean, which lowers the oxygen levels and harms aquatic life. Agriculture industries are yet another human activity that harms the oceans since they use a lot of pesticides, fertilisers, and uria, which is very water soluble and results in the production of alkali. When algae overgrows, it consumes so much oxygen that it obstructs sunlight and kills marine life in the process.

Documentary 4: CHOKING OCEANS- DO'S AND DONT'S ON OCEAN POLLUTION 

The marine life is suffering far too much as a result of human beings' careless use of plastic, so there are some guidelines we should abide by in order to reduce ocean pollution. One of the DOs is to cease throwing away things like cigarettes, straws, plastic bags, cups, and food wrappers. Other DOs include purchasing intelligently, reducing pollution, saving water, and reducing marine debris. We should also avoid doing some things, such as drinking water from plastic bottles because the caps on those bottles cannot be recycled, leaving trash on the beache, and discarding garbage from the ocean.

Documentary 5: CHOKING OCEANS- ELIXIR OF LIFE: HEALTHY OCEANS

The physical and biological characteristics are undergoing certain undesirable changes as a result of ocean pollution. 90% of pollution is anthropogenic, or generated by people, which results in biomagnification, or when hazardous chemicals remain in the environment and are indirectly eaten by organisms, further depleting aquatic life. Additionally, 97.2% of the oceans contain salty water, which raises CO2 levels and, in turn, raises temperatures, melting glaciers. Ocean temperatures rising can cause property damage and make it harder for some animals to stay inside their shells.

Following the screening sessions, Dr. Ashutosh (Amity School of Marine Science) delighted the students with additional information about the importance of recycling plastic and how microplastics might cause an oxygen shortage. Later, Dr. Hasha provided us with various solutions to the problem, including the use of bamboo and paper in place of plastic and the use of injection-molded biodegradable plastic that can be recycled and reused. 

The session's key message was to "Kill Plastic Before It Kills Humanity" as continued thoughtless usage of plastic will cause 70% of our world to be destroyed, which will kill humanity. Share this initiative and educate everyone about pollution prevention and control.