Marine plastic pollution has affected 100% of marine turtles, 59% of whales, 36% of seals and 40% of seabirds of those examined.

More than 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals die from plastic pollution every year.

Between 8 to 12 million tons plastic enters our ocean every year.

More than 480 billion plastic bottles were sold in 2016 across the world, up from around 300 billion a decade ago.

Less than half of the bottles bought in 2016 were recycled.

A plastic bottle can last for 450 years in the marine environment.

705,000 tons of discarded fishing nets drown mammals including seals – this is known as ‘ghost fishing’.