Come create your own beautiful self-illuminated and articulated shadow puppets, shadow costumes, and other props that share the plight of plastics in our oceans. Use them in our small shadow theatres, perform on our large illuminated stage, or simply watch the reality of plastics in the ocean unfold before you. Learn about how our plastic garbage is affecting the oceans, reflecting on what we can do to change things.
Thousands of animals, from small sea birds to blue whales, die grisly deaths from eating and getting caught in plastic, with Sea Turtles being the most affected. A recent study found that a quarter of the fish at markets in California contained plastic in their stomachs, mostly in the form of plastic microfibers. New studies have also found that plastic pollution is so pervasive that it is affecting reproduction in some animals. The amount of garbage in our oceans has rapidly increased in the past 40 years. The United Nations Ocean Conference estimates that the oceans may contain more weight in plastics than fish by the year 2050.
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