![The Mermaids' Tears: Oceans of Plastic](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6X18HHcGtpnFuN5QGgW1TjPgmQs.jpg)
The Mermaids' Tears: Oceans of Plastic
Every km of ocean now contains an average of 74,000 pieces of plastic. A 'plastic soup' of waste, killing hundreds of thousands of animals every year and leaching chemicals slowly up the food chain. In Holland, scientists found plastic in the stomachs of 95% of all fulmar birds. In Germany, plastic has been found to affect the reproductive systems of animals, while in the US, conservationists are seeing increasing numbers of dolphins die in agony, their guts blocked with rubbish. What will be the long term impact of this 'plastic pollution'? Can anything be done to clean up our oceans?
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The Mermaids' Tears: Oceans of Plastic
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 21, 2009
Runtime
0h 54m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
80%
Original Title
Océans de plastique
Production Companies
Via Découvertes
Director
Sandrine Feydel
Description
Every km of ocean now contains an average of 74,000 pieces of plastic. A 'plastic soup' of waste, killing hundreds of thousands of animals every year and leaching chemicals slowly up the food chain. In Holland, scientists found plastic in the stomachs of 95% of all fulmar birds. In Germany, plastic has been found to affect the reproductive systems of animals, while in the US, conservationists are seeing increasing numbers of dolphins die in agony, their guts blocked with rubbish. What will be the long term impact of this 'plastic pollution'? Can anything be done to clean up our oceans?
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