Chilling drawings show bleak view of the future of the oceans - through children's eyes

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These chilling drawings show a bleak view of the world's polluted oceans in the future – as seen through the eyes of a child.School children were invited to draw pictures showing what they think the world’s oceans would look like in the year 2070 – and they make for disheartening viewing.Youngsters filled the images with plastic and rubbish, as well as creatures consuming the waste in the sea.It comes after research of 1,091 children, aged seven to 11, found six in ten are “worried” about the future of the ocean, and 58% want to do more to protect the planet.Nearly two-thirds (62%) of those, who are worried about the ocean, are scared fish will die out if we don’t do anything to save our seas, with a further half (52%) frightened that whales will fall ill.The research was commissioned by BRITA, in collaboration with Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), to launch Dougie Poynter’s newest children’s book, The Whale Watchers.The book is set to educate children on the importance of whales to the ecosystem, and show small steps everyone can take to help – such as reducing single-use plastic.Other top concerns shared by children are the ocean flooding us (51%), and not being able to see a certain species before they die (46%).And youngsters are already highlighting the changes they want to see to save the seas and the planet – with 54% saying we should stop dumping waste into our waters.Others think we should make electricity from wind and water (41%), and learn about the importance of the underwater ecosystem in school (39%).A further 59% are worried about plastic pollution affecting whales – as 85% believe the giant underwater mammals are important to the ocean’s ecosystem.Stopping use of single-use bottles, taking part in.