Almost all pollutants that are released into the environment end up in the ocean, such as air-borne pollution, effluent or as sewage discharged into a river or directly into the ocean, by for instance the shipping industry.
Nánast öll mengunarefni sem losna í umhverfið enda í sjó, með loftborinni mengun, með frárennsli í vökvum, frá rekstri skipa eða þau eru losuð beint út í sjó.