Marine Litter Vital Graphics

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Front Cover	1
Table of Contents	3
Foreword	5
What is marine litter and why it is of concern	6
Modern times, marine litter	10
Ecological impacts of marine plastic debris and microplastics	14
Economic and social costs of marine plastic pollution	18
Plastic in the food chain – a threat to human health?	20
We all contribute to this problem. Yes, all	22
Final destination: The Ocean…	34
My litter your problem, your litter my problem	37
Out of sight, out of mind?	40
What are the policy responses to the problem?	42
Better (and cheaper) to be tidy than to have to tidy up	46
Big questions that remain unanswered	50
Conclusions	52
References	54
Back Cover	60