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Pioneering joint action on microplastics – How science is helping us to deal with the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans. The final meeting of JPI Oceans Joint Action […]
Microplastics found embedded in tissues of whales and dolphins. Microscopic plastic particles have been found in the fats and lungs of two-thirds of the marine mammals in a graduate student’s study […]
Marine scientists from UK and Belize discuss marine pollution. Scientists and leaders from across Belize came together at the Water Quality and Marine Pollution Workshop on 27th June 2023 in […]
Ministry of Fisheries provides Maritime Rescue with M5D-Airfox to locate plastics at sea. The solar aircraft design by Marine Instruments has performed optimised sweeps for plastics in Spanish waters. The […]
‘Plastic rocks’ create hotspots for microplastic release. For the first time, scientists have verified that rocks and plastic can form a chemical bond. These plastic covered rocks create hotspots for […]
WWF calls for global ban on single-use plastic. WWF is calling on governments to support global bans and phase outs of the ‘most high-risk and unnecessary’ single-use plastic products – […]
New measures to tackle pollution, biodiversity loss and climate impacts on Ireland’s seas. Ireland’s Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, and the Minister of State for Heritage […]
Replacing single-use plastic film with algae-based biodegradable edible film. The most common technique in the world of food packaging is single-use plastic films. With a little help from the EU, […]
A recent international study conducted by the Norwegian Seafood Council, surveying 15,000 consumers across 15 countries, highlights that 60% of consumers across the globe avoid buying fish that comes wrapped […]
Negotiations officially underway to achieve far-reaching global plastic treaty. The UK Government attended the first negotiations meeting in Uruguay for a global plastics treaty. The UK Government attended the first […]
A truly plastic neutral fishery. The Azores tuna fishery leads the industry by cleaning the ocean, removing more than 1000 times more plastic from the ocean than lost through their […]
Israeli coastline is contaminated with over two million tons of microplastics, researchers discover. A new Tel Aviv University study conducted in collaboration with the Mediterranean Sea Research Centre of Israel […]
New pollution prevention advice for fishing communities. The Environment Agency has released guidance setting out how port and harbour managers can protect marine life by responsibly managing resources and waste. […]
The Environment Agency has released guidance setting out how port and harbour managers can protect marine life by responsibly managing resources and waste from fishing vessels. A new leaflet outlines […]
Microbes don’t descend with plastic particles into the deep-sea. Research has shown that microbes on floating plastic particles can be transported over long horizontal distances. New research carried out by […]
Hitch-hiking viruses can survive on microplastics in freshwater, new study finds Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves to plastics […]
Plastic rubbish is everywhere and now broken-down microplastics have been found in variable concentrations in blue mussels and water within the intertidal zone at some of southern Australia’s most popular […]
Ocean plastic is creating new communities of life on the high seas. Coastal plants and animals have found a new way to survive in the open ocean—by colonising plastic pollution. […]
Message in a bottle – ocean plastic exacerbating climate change. Study tracking movement of plastic bottles in the ocean sheds light on the dangerous interaction between ocean plastic and climate change. […]
Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year, study suggests. The hauling of rope on maritime vessels could result in billions of microplastic fragments entering […]
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