Oceanpollution Stories

What is like to live in the ocean today

Sarah and her sister go to their childhood beach, only to find that it's become horribly polluted over the years. * * * The cover was drawn by me, and the characters are my own. This story was made for the #PlanetOrPlastic Contest held by the WattPad account for National Geographic.

This is our only earth, shouldn't we protect it?

Summer was at its deadliest when the shore swelled and coughed out an orca. A newborn calf without a family; an ageing couple without a child. ---- A #PlanetOrPlastic entry Word Count: 500 words Completed on the 29th of November 2018

This article explores the growing crisis facing Ireland's fishing industry, linking overfishing, climate change, and global demand to declining fish stocks and threatened livelihoods. It highlights how modern industrial practices and environmental pressures are destabilising marine ecosystems, while also suggesting sustainable solutions to protect the future of our oceans. (Angelina Shebela Vasilyeva - YRE article, 2026)

Lira knows something is wrong the moment she sees golden flakes drift below the black surfaces of the ocean. Though her friends are planning to get drunk on a private island, the dark, lapping waves drench the island and steal all their food, leaving them for days to suffer in starvation. Then, the copper-tinged foam accumulates to lift a Muhit from the depths of the ocean. ----- A #PlanetOrPlastic entry Word count: 500 words Completed on the 28th of December, 2018

Necessity is the mother of invention. Human beings have made such great discoveries and inventions in the field of life.These inventions are a blessing to mankind. But what if these same inventions prove to become a curse for the earth and its ecosystem? What if the conventional single-use plastics start poisoning the ocean and killing the precious marine life? A blessing for one is a curse for the other. Here is a heartfelt letter to the most civilised species on the planet from a marine organism. #PlanetOrPlastic

As plastic microfibers travel up the food chain, scientists are urgently trying to determine just how much damage plastics are causing.

The book will give a overview of earth in the future

In a ocean full of pollution, when the humans have stopped caring about what their garbage does to the oceans of Earth, a young seahorse named Quilbio finds a Q-Tip and decides to befriend it despite their differences. Inspired by one of the National Geographic photos in the #PlanetOrPlastic 500-word contest, this short story explores the value of Earth's ocean creatures and how harmful garbage can be.

#PlanetOrPlastic I have been enduring this long enough. What have we done to any of you that we deserve the corollaries of your extensive acts? " Enough. Is. Enough. " ^^ I do not own the book cover photo, I simply made edits to it. I am NOT THE OWNER.

Due to the loss of his home, Quilbio is forced to take his new friend on the the road and travel to far-off oceans in search of a new place to live. As the third continuation of 'Quilbio And The Q-Tip', and inspired by one of the National Geographic photos in the #PlanetOrPlastic 500-word contest, this series of short stories explores the value of Earth's ocean creatures and how harmful garbage can be.

✧ WELTSCHMERZ! (n.) meaning a state of melancholy caused by the world! ✧ENVIRONMENT! in which you can find ways to help the world, what's wrong with it, and how we can fix it! ✧ PLEASE! do not attempt to steal or copy in any way! @-sweetsivan 2019

I watched in horror as she slowly melted down into the sea and the water began to evaporate, revealing the sea bed underneath- Mountains and mountains of plastic straws, bags and bottles. And since that day that I have walked away, I have told everybody which I have seen: Do not do something that you might regret one day.

Nearly a week after Quilbio found a strange pink creature, the two of them are forced to leave as Quilbio's home was destroyed by the overwhelming amount of trash in the ocean. As a continuation of 'Quilbio And The Q-Tip', and inspired by one of the National Geographic photos in the #PlanetOrPlastic 500-word contest, this series of short stories explores the value of Earth's ocean creatures and how harmful garbage can be.

Every soul longed for a friend, so when I stumbled upon a floating pink stick, I couldn't help but say hi. "Where did you come from?" I asked him. He didn't respond. Perhaps he was voiceless. "You must be very lonely. Me too. Want to be friends?" It bobbed in the water. Yes. --- A #PlanetOrPlastic entry Word Count: 499 words Completed on the 24th of October, 2018 Highest Ranks: #12 in planetorplastic 29/11/18 #3 in seahorse 16/11/18 #1 in plasticpollution 29/11/18 If you like this story, you'll enjoy my latest #PlanetOrPlastic entry "The Hearts Left Behind".

Kalina loves the beach and she loves to surf. She lives on the Big Island of Hawaii with her father, Etana, and her brother, Moke. But, Kalina discovers that she can no longer surf on Kamilo Beach, where her father taught her because the ocean and the beach are filled with plastic, trash and garbage that is not only ruining the beach of her ancestors, but the plastic pollution is destroying the planet and killing the sea life she has come to love. "Can it change?" Kalina wonders, "it must," she thinks, "something must be done."