The sculptures, including a 2.7-meter-tall whale tail, a 1.8-meter-long salmon and a three-meter-tall seahorse, were created by Washed Ashore, a group that focuses on turning ocean debris into works of art. /VCG Photo

The display coincided with the UN's Ocean Conference from June 5 to 9 and World Oceans Day on June 8, and aimed to raise awareness and support the sustainable use of sea resources. /VCG Photo

According to a study in the journal PLOS, there are an estimated 5.25 trillion floating plastic particles weighing 268,940 tons in the oceans. /VCG Photo