
The Mermaids' Tears: Oceans of Plastic

Every km of ocean now contains an average of 74,000 pieces of plastic. A 'plastic soup' of waste, killing hundreds of thousands of animals every year and leaching chemicals slowly up the food chain. In Holland, scientists found plastic in the stomachs of 95% of all fulmar birds. In Germany, plastic has been found to affect the reproductive systems of animals, while in the US, conservationists are seeing increasing numbers of dolphins die in agony, their guts blocked with rubbish. What will be the long term impact of this 'plastic pollution'? Can anything be done to clean up our oceans?
Genre: Documentary, Short
Actor: Christiana Boerger, Gwendolyn Lattin, Habib Kharrat, Marcus Eriksen, François Galgani, Anna Cummins, Melanie Delia, Bill Gilmartin, Patrice Halimi, Megan Kilroy
Director: Sandrine Feydel
Country: France
Produced By: Via Découvertes
Runtime: 54
Release: 2009
Rating: 8 out of 10
Language: Français,
Views: 302
Content Rating:54min
Quality: DVD
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