There will be more oil in the sea than fish by 2050 , says a report , adding that new fish will consume 20 % of all oil production within 35 years , up from a predicted 5 % increase . Plastic production has increased twentyfold since 1964 ; it is expected to double in the next 20 years and quadruple by 2050 . Currently, 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean each year - the equivalent of a dump truck of plastic rubbish every minute. However , only 5 % of plastics are used effectively , 40 % end up in landfill and a third in fragile ecosystems . Aside from the entire ecosystem , this will impact countries that rely on the sea for their food and/or protein source .
There will be more oil in the sea than fish by 2050 , says a report , adding that new fish will consume 20 % of all oil production within 35 years , up from a predicted 5 % increase . Plastic production has increased twentyfold since 1964 ; it is expected to double in the next 20 years and quadruple by 2050 . However , only 5 % of plastics are used effectively , 40 % end up in landfill and a third in fragile ecosystems . Aside from the entire ecosystem , this will impact countries that rely on the sea for their food and/or protein source .