In recent years, it’s become widely recognised the most pervasive and dangerous type of marine litter is plastic. A totally man-made product, plastic does not biodegrade in nature – instead it breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces. In 2018 it was discovered that we too are polluted by micro-plastics which we consume in our food and water. This Marine Litter Art competition involves students visiting their local beach where they will collect some marine litter and turn it into a piece of marine-wildlife themed art. The winning pieces will be used to highlight the issue of marine litter at Ulster Wildlife events around the coast in 2019.