Fish or plastic? The near future…

Pollution and the oceans have been inextricably connected, but it is unfortunate that the innate ability of the oceans of being natural ‘cleaner’ or ‘sequestor’ has been fully misunderstood.
In this article on bigthink, Philip Perry provides a rather scary picture of what has been happening in the oceans by one of the most central pollutants, plastic. The challenges plastic disposal bring are perplexing and demand a lot of thought, given the plastic era we are thriving in and the benefits of these materials in many facets of our lives (medicine for instance), thereby making discretion complicated.
What can be done about this?
Read the article here: http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/sea-creatures-in-the-oceans-deepest-trench-have-plastic-inside-their-stomachs