Every year more than 37 million gallons of oil are distributed into the ocean from tankers running aground. Human activity results into 363 million gallons of oil, coming from industrial wastes and automobiles. For example, used motor oil that has been poured into the ground or the septic systems which seeps into the ground water. Around 77 percent of marine pollution comes from the land. Most comes from farms, manure, and fertilizers and is washed into the rivers and seas.
Fish provide fourteen percent of all animal protein in the world.
Humans consume 70 percent. 30 percent makes animal feed and fertilizer. Around five hundred marine species yield and contain chemicals which can help treat cancer. More than 600 pounds of paper products are thrown away by each person in a year. The steel cans that we use are recycled at 600 every second.