Sea pollution

A massive survey of Britain’s beaches has

shown they are covered in more rubbish than ever

before.

More than 3,000 volunteers examined 269 beaches and found a piece of litter every 50cm along the coastline.

The survey found the amount of rubbish found on the beaches

has gone up by 82% over the last 10 years.

The Marine Conservation Society ‘s Beachwatch 2004 Report also discovered most of the rubbish

was plastic, which can harm marine life.

Every year thousands of animals are thought to die

because they eat or get tangled up in plastic litter

like nets and bags.

And plastic is especially harmful to the

environment because it takes a long time to

break down.

Questions

1.How many beaches were examined ?

2. How frequently did the volunteers find litter ?

3. How does the amount of beach rubbish now, compare to the amount 10 years ago.

4. How does plastic litter harm marine life ?

5. What should you do with your litter ?