The fact that these organisms are already an

droplets called ‘chocolate mousse’ for decomposed seaweed” (Jernelöv). The fact that these
organisms are already an endangered species, shines a light on the fact that humans are only
making this issue more detrimental as more sea turtles are dying due to the ingestion of large
amounts oil that should not be there in the first place. This also highlights an important issue that

these animals are not accustomed to these foreign substances. Oil spills, or any pollutants for that
matter, should not be in oceans in the first place. The home of billions of animals is carelessly
treated as a dump. No one wants their own home to be treated like a dump disposal site, yet the
home of marine fauna are forced to live in it.
The oceans cover 71% of earth (Pearlman), the only planet that people live on, and still to
this day so much of it remains unexplored or classified. It is filled with the giant mysteries of
beauty and life, where it is home to more animals than there are on land. Thus, as people we
should all be doing everything in our power to protect and conserve the ocean waters, as we use
it as a means of exploration, leisure, and food source. We are negligently altering the ocean
waters without considering any repercussions, and this needs to be changed. Collectively, we
take the environment for granted. As we continued to evolve our society, the amount of
pollutants that we produced rose dramatically. We were and still are consuming more and more
of Earth’s naturally provided resources than they are being replenished. In order to improve the
current state of the oceans and prevent them from degrading further, we must invest our time and
efforts in reducing our contributions to the pollutants we add into waters. Our current actions
depict and intensify as to how the state of the ocean waters will be years down the line. Therefore
it is necessary to become more self-aware of our own footprints that we continuously contribute
on the environment. I am trying to make more use of reusable water bottles instead of buying a
new plastic water bottle that gets thrown away every day, even though it is more convenient to
use disposable water bottles. I also air dry most of my clothes in order to reduce the energy spent
on running the dryer, as well as unplug any appliances that are not in use, like the toaster. Instead
of taking action only on the pollutants that are visible to us and where we live, we need to take
action on the pollutants that we are not directly affected by yet for the for the sake and health of

our home. We all ought to take a moment to stop and enjoy what the environment has provided
to us now, before we are not able to anymore if we keep polluting the environment at the pace we
currently are.
Works Cited

ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies. "Humans 'Damaging The Oceans' In Profound
Ways." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 11 August 2009.
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