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Plastic pollution in the ocean is not just about floating bottles and nets, it is about everything we lose when plastic threads itself through marine ecosystems and plastic pollution begins to rewrite the rules of life below the surface, from plankton to whales, and from coastal communities to global supply chains. This is a story about the impact of plastic on biodiversity and the fragile balance that keeps our oceans alive.