It's time to panic. Our forests are on fire , our ice caps are melting and the mercury is rising faster than you can say 'anthropogenic global warming'. But even as climate scientists unanimously raise the alarm on the disastrous effects of human activities on climate change, we continue to go about our daily lives—one inundated with single-use plastic.

Latest in the line of casualties to our ignorance is India's marine life. Over the past two years, carcasses of more than 120 marine mammals, including dolphins, porpoises and whales, were found dead in Mumbai and surrounding areas. Dead fish, mammals and other sea creatures are washing ashore in huge numbers along the coasts of Goa and Kerala. The perpetrator? Plastic.

It's fitting then, that this watersports company is raising awareness about the environment with a marine cemetery to memorialise the sea life our actions destroyed. For the past three months, Kerala-based Jellyfish Watersports has been working with climate activist Aakash Ranison, to spread awareness about the effects of plastic pollution. On December 4, 2019 which also happens to be World Wildlife Conservation Day, the world's first Marine Cemetery built entirely out of plastic bottles will be opened to the public. It represents the near future of our aquatic life and warns of what could happen to them. The plastic that went into building the installation consists entirely from the waste collected by a team of 200+ volunteers. At 4 PM today, a memorial for the endangered marine life was to be held at Beypore beach in Kozhikode, to sensitise people about the effects of single-use plastic and water pollution.