Chapter 2: Our ocean under pressure page 2580%
of all tourism
is based near
the sea
(Honey and
Krantz, 2007).More than a third of oil and gas
comes from offshore sources,
and growing demand is fuelling
interest in deep-sea
deposits (Maribus, 2014).(^1) /
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8 million tonnes
of plastic waste is dumped
in the ocean each year – or
15 large garbage bags
for every metre of coastline. That
number is set to double by 2025
(Jambeck et al., 2015).
A moderate-sized cruise ship
on a one week voyage generates
795,000 litres of sewage
3.8 million litres of grey water
500 litres of hazardous waste
95,000 litres of oily bilge water
8 tonnes of garbage
based on 2,200 passengers and
800 crew (Copeland, 2008).
Deforestation of the
planet’s mangroves is
exceeding average global
forest loss by a rate of
three to five times
(UNEP, 2014).
29%(FAO 2014).
of global fish stocks
are over exploited
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