| Award | The Ocean Award (Gold) |
|---|---|
| Name(Age) | Dhaniyal Subhi Ismail(11) |
| Nationality | Maldives |
| Title | Lets act to make our oceans plastic free |
| Description | The art work compares the ocean without plastic pollution where corals are colourful and healthy, fish are healthy and happy whereas on the polluted side, the corals are unhealthy, sea animals in dange of getting stuck in plastic bags and bottles. Microplastics that are toxic are eaten by fish and in addition they fill their stomach and the fish doesnt have space to eat other food. I have used a net to separate both sides where the net is catching the plastics and cleaning the ocean showing the importance and our role to act now to protect the oceans from plastics. |
| Comment | Placing how ocean wastes are collected with a landing net at the center helps clearly understand what Dhaniyal wants to say. Using various colors with bright ones to describe fish, plastic wastes makes the drawing more vivid and vibrant. |