▁fatal ▁for ▁marine ▁life . ▁Moreover , ▁consumption ▁of ▁micro - pl ast ics ▁by ▁larger ▁marine ▁organ isms ▁cause ▁ob stru ctions ▁of ▁the ▁int est inal ▁tract ▁that ▁leads ▁to ▁star v ation ▁and ▁death ▁because ▁of ▁reduced ▁energy ▁fit ness . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁M amm al ▁Commission , ▁ 1 1 1 ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁ 3 1 2 ▁species ▁of ▁se ab ird s , ▁ 2 6 ▁species ▁of ▁marine ▁m amm als , ▁and ▁six ▁out ▁of ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁species ▁of ▁sea ▁t urt les ▁have ▁experienced ▁issues ▁with ▁beach ▁l itter ▁ing estion . ▁Some ▁recent ▁studies ▁reve al ▁that ▁micro - pl ast ics ▁might ▁impact ▁on ▁human ▁health ▁due ▁to ▁consumption ▁of ▁marine ▁organ isms ▁by ▁humans , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁enough ▁evidence . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁all ▁these ▁impact s , ▁the ▁marine ▁de br is ▁and ▁beach ▁l itter ▁pose ▁d angers ▁to ▁wild life ▁on ▁the ▁be aches ▁and ▁marine ▁e col ogy . ▁Many ▁beach ▁poll ut ants ▁such ▁as ▁fish ing ▁g ears ▁and ▁n ets ▁or ▁oil ▁sp ills ▁je op ard ize ▁many ▁sea ▁animals ▁including ▁sea ▁t urt les , ▁se ab ird s , ▁and ▁dol ph ins , ▁and ▁can ▁cause ▁serious ▁inj uries ▁or ▁death . ▁Marine ▁animals ▁can ▁become ▁tra pped ▁by ▁cont amin ants ▁such ▁as ▁fish ing ▁lines ▁or ▁n ets . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁issue ▁with