Depressing find at the bottom of the Mariana Trench is a warning to the world
The Mariana Trench, once thought to be untouched by human pollution, has revealed a disturbing truth: plastic waste has reached even its deepest depths. A shocking discovery of a plastic bag at the trench’s bottom underscores the severe consequences of our plastic consumption and disposal.
Despite its appearance as a lifeless abyss, the Mariana Trench is home to diverse marine life like coral, jellyfish, and octopuses. However, a study found that 17% of images in the Deep-Sea Debris Database showed marine creatures interacting with plastic, from entanglement to ingestion, highlighting the immediate dangers posed by plastic pollution.
