Deep Ocean Plastic Shock: Bay of Bengal Discovery Alarms Scientists, Warns World

• Plastic waste discovered nearly 2km deep in the Bay of Bengal by research vessel ‘RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen’, signaling widespread human pollution.
• Scientists warn of rapidly deteriorating marine conditions, including a sharp rise in jellyfish populations due to declining large fish.
• Industrial trawling, especially with sonar technology, is drastically reducing large fish numbers, prompting government plans for strict action.
• Microplastics are now a global crisis, found from the Mariana Trench and Mount Everest to human blood, lungs, and even unborn babies.
• Despite the grim findings, 65 previously unrecorded aquatic species were identified, though overshadowed by pollution threats.

Why It Matters: Deep ocean plastic and overfishing reveal a global ecological crisis demanding urgent, science-based action.