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The main point of the paper is that ocean pollution is harmful not only to sea life, but to human life as well.  Most of this pollution is preventable or reducible.

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The greatest strength is the author’s obvious knowledge on the subject, as well as, her passion for less ocean pollution, which is commendable.  The paper is laid out in a very organized and easy to read format.

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When discussing the effect of trash, the part about taking out a small boat’s engine could be removed, since it did not fit with the rest of the paragraph regarding garbage’s effect on sea life.

When discussing agricultural pollution, really there is only one sentence before the paragraph reverts to discussing garbage dumping again.  I think it would be interesting to see more about chemicals and how they are endangering the ocean.

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Counter arguments are not really discussed, however who would say that ocean pollution is a good thing?  That said, there may be some who contend that ocean pollution is not as bad as what the author contends.  Deanna does a great job of backing up her claims, so there is little room for disagreement.  I am not sure how she could really add to her paper with counter arguments.

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I would like to see more about how soda can rings cause dangers, such as strangulation of fish, and bird’s getting their beaks partially closed making it difficult to eat and breathe.  I also think it would be great to see some examples of fish becoming extinct because of noise pollution.

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I would remove the second mention of oil pollution, in the short paragraph, because it is redundant, and it was adequately covered prior to that point.  Otherwise, the writing overall was very clear, and not vague.

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My favorite part was the inclusion of a list of things that a person can do to reduce pollution in the ocean.  Also, I liked the specific examples that the author put in that really gave the reader a mental picture of the problems, such as the discussion of how many packs of cigarettes could be made by putting the butts together, and the atoll which had no human inhabitants anywhere near, but had a beach full of trash.

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Great paper!  The paper is very interesting and informative.  Since your word count is above the requirement, you might consider cutting out some of the redundant information and adding more specifically about fish extinction from noise pollution and more about the Clean Water Act.