There are many factors that are responsible for the current state of

our ocean. The pollution can come from many different sources, including

Military, trade fishing, and recreational ships. Ships are responsible

for dumping raw sewage in to the water as well as plastics and other non

bio-degradable products in to the ocean. In many cases these non

bio-degradable plastics are washed on to shore were they become

entangled in the beaks of seabirds, or eaten by marine or sea animals.

Although ships receive the most attention for ocean dumping industries

situated on harbor front lands are also responsible. In many cases

these industries dump chemicals into the water way as a quick form of

disposal. A major culprit in past years were the paper mills and related

plants. They would release ‘sludge’ as well as dyes and chemicals into

the surrounding waters unsure of the potential damage or pain that could

be caused.

Many activists would argue that these are not causes but rather

symptoms of a greater cause, greed, selfishness, and laziness. This is

the end result of years of ignorance, a belief that sewage and waste

simply disappeared after it was dumped. It is also due to the lack of

strict regulations, enforcing the amount and properties allowed in

sewage dumping.