Tag: marine pollution
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 ...
EU and Canada marine partnership agreement. The EU and Canada have concluded a partnership agreement, which includes clear commitments to combating the negative effects of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fisheries, marine pollution and climate ...
Australian seafood industry in war against plastic. Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak body representing the Australian seafood industry, has taken Plastic-Free July as an opportunity to highlight the innovative ways seafood businesses are ...
Nuclear sub leak not a threat to Barents Sea fish stocks. Norwegian researchers have documented a leak from the wreck of a Russian nuclear submarine – but say it poses no risk to people or ...
Fishers aware of damage marine litter causes. Commercial fishers are acutely aware of the potential for marine litter to cause lasting damage to their catches and the wider industry, a new study suggests. They also ...
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