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In 1997, a total of 4,756,940 Lego pieces were lost in the waters of Cornwall. More than 17 years later, plastic daisy flowers, dragons, spear guns, pirates, and octopus are washing up, for example, at Perran Sands in the United Kingdom.
Martin Dorey, a British surfer, has founded "2 Minute Beach Clean", a beach cleanup initiative that invites everyone to spend 120 seconds picking up a few bits of marine litter.
A 20-kilogram barrel jellyfish has had a close encounter with an environmentalist and his surf dog in the Percuil Estuary in Cornwall, Wales.
US President Barack Obama has proposed a vast expansion of Pacific Ocean sanctuaries for marine life. Fishing and energy exploration activities will be banned.
"Planet Ocean" is a 90-minute film directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Michael Pitiot featuring the greatest natural mystery of the Earth.