Tag: marine pollution
Fish have been swallowing microplastics since the 1950s. Forget diamonds — plastic is forever. It takes decades, or even centuries, for plastic to break down, and nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists ...
Bergen commemorates Jarle Kval, the ‘plastic whale’ who inspired thousands. A special event hosted by the University of Bergen, Norway, has marked four years since the death of ‘Jarle Kval’ – a Curvier’s beaked whale ...
INdIGO Project researching lost and discarded fishing gear in order to develop new biodegradable fishing equipment. Fishing gear is estimated to represent 27% of marine litter with more than 26,000km of equipment lost in the ...
Microplastic pollution from textiles. Microplastic pollution from textiles is found in all of the world’s oceans, emissions are continuing and concentrations are increasing. Those are some of the stark conclusions of a KIMO report on ...
Canada removes ghost gear from the sea. Lost, abandoned and discarded fishing gear, or ‘ghost gear,’ is one of the largest causes of marine pollution today. In response to this growing issue, the Government of ...
Highest levels of microplastics found in molluscs, new study says. Mussels, oysters and scallops have the highest levels of microplastic contamination among seafood, a new study reveals. The study – led by researchers at the ...
Could a ‘Sacabout’ help fishermen cut plastic pollution? With governments across Europe rushing to outlaw wasteful single-use plastics, attention is moving to another source of plastic pollution along our coasts and beaches. A new invention ...
Great British Beach Clean to be held in September. This September during Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, the Marine Conservation Society will run its annual Great British Beach Clean for a week of citizen science from 18 – 25th September 2020, supported ...
Fish can pass pollutant chemicals down three generations. Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass the impacts on to future generations that were never directly exposed to the ...
Tackling the threat of ghost fishing gear. A short update is provided below by Brendan Carruthers from The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) who, through funding from the Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Solutions Award, ...
Pacific oysters microplastics study shows they may not contain as many as previously thought. Plastic pollution is an increasingly present threat to marine life and one which can potentially impact your dinner table. Oysters, and ...
Microplastic pollution found in Antarctic sea ice. Microplastic contamination has been identified in Antarctic sea ice by an Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led research team, including researchers from the Australian Antarctic Division. Published in ...
IPNLF to launch ghost net retrieval project. Funded by the inaugural Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Solutions Award, a new initiative will be launched by IPNLF aimed at incentivising coastal fisheries to collect and upcycle lost ...
Crabs killed by plastic debris. In the first study of its kind, an Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led research team estimates that more than 560,000 hermit crabs have been killed on the Cocos ...
Extreme weather increases ghost gear from aquaculture. A new white paper from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) published on 28 November has determined that extreme weather is currently one of the major causes of plastic ...
Larval fish are ingesting plastics. New research has shown for the first time, that larval fish across a range of fish species from different ocean habitats are surrounded by and ingesting plastics in their preferred ...
Increase in Irish boats in Clean Oceans Initiative. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD, has welcomed the increase in trawlers and other fishing boats now signed up to Ireland’s ...
Microplastics fed to snapper in new research project. Microplastics are being fed to snapper, New Zealand’s most popular recreational fish species, at NIWA’s aquaculture research facility near Whangarei, New Zealand, in a bid to establish ...
Clean Oceans Initiative exceeds targets. The Clean Oceans Initiative, which commits financial bodies to provide long term investment in combating marine pollution, has exceeded targets in its first year. Participants in the Clean Oceans Initiative, ...
Smart Net Management focus of BIM and ISWFPO workshop in Castletownbere. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency, and the Irish South and West Fishermen’s Producers Organisation (ISWFPO) co-hosted a net management workshop in ...
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