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Green Turtle attempting to eat a discarded plastic bag

Ending Ocean Plastics

More than a garbage truck’s worth of plastic enters the ocean every single minute. Plastic pollution can be deadly to marine animals that eat or become entangled in it.

Ocean Conservancy leads efforts to reduce how much plastic is produced in the first place–and to clean up our beaches, waterways and ocean.

Anja Brandon speaking at a microphone

Plastics Policy

Turning off the plastic tap

We aim to eliminate production of the single-use plastics most dangerous to the ocean and the wildlife and communities who depend on it.

Ocean Conservancy, Finnmark friluftsråd, Skjervøy kommune og Hold Norge Rent feiret Strandryddedagen og International Coastal Cleanup på Skjervøy (Mellaeidet) 16. september.

International Coastal Cleanup®

Cleaning up 1 billion pounds of plastic by 2050

We have led the fight to prevent ocean plastics for 40 years and mobilized cleanups in over 150 countries.

This photo illustrates the thriving reefs of the Gulf of Eilat and Aqaba, northern Red Sea with the sunset colors filling up the sky and the desert mountains that stand in great contrast with what lies beneath the sea surface.

Deep Dive: 
an In-Depth Exploration

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