Effects on animal and plant life...

Ocean pollution contaminates the water and anything in it, such as plants and animals. The pollutants kill plants which the animals need for survival. Pollution can directly effect animals as well. If an animal gets effected by pollution then that animal could die or get ill. If fish get contaminated and we eat the fish then we could get seriously sick too. It's much like a chain reaction, if one gets sick then so does the other. Pollution causes a severe decline in the animal and plant population.