The Environment, Fisheries and Fisheries Science Center under the British Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and Foods recently issued a communique saying that after 25 years of follow-up investigations, researchers have found that the number of waste plastic bags in the seabed of the UK continues to decline, which means that Taking effective measures may help solve the problem of marine litter.
The researchers conducted an in-depth analysis of the garbage in these seas between 1992 and 2017. The results showed that there are many types of garbage in the seabed of the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea. Among them, almost all sea areas exist. Plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic products related to fishing and other waste.
The researchers said that although the amount of garbage such as plastic bags has decreased, the total amount of garbage has not dropped much due to the continuous increase of garbage such as fishing-related waste.
Thomas Metz, a scientist at the Center for the Environment, Fisheries and Fisheries Sciences, said that the public, non-governmental organizations, and governments are all working hard to reduce the use of plastic bags. The results are encouraging. This study shows that we can work together to reduce The use of plastic bags or recycling, reuse, etc., to deal with marine litter problems.
Research results are published in the United States "Environmental Science" magazine.