Tag: Microplastics
KIMO report takes in-depth look at ghost gear problem. KIMO Sweden releases their much awaited report investigating the problem of ghost gear last month. Each year KIMO Sweden present a scholarship to investigate a pressing ...
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 the ocean every year, according ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
New study shows extent of marine plastic pollution. A new study shows that microplastic particles are not only common from the surface to the seafloor, but they’re also being eaten by animals and incorporated into ...
New study highlights plastic damage to oceans. Marine litter and microplastics have become a huge global issue and their negative impact on marine animals causes great concern. A new study led by marine scientists from ...
Praise for University’s marine microplastics work. The University of Plymouth’s world-leading research into the causes and effects of microplastics has been named as one of the UK’s 100 best university breakthroughs. The award-winning work of Professor ...
Research has found. microplastic toxins leave shellfish at mercy of predators. The chemical cocktail suppresses periwinkles’ ability to avoid crabs that eat them and disrupts the food chain. According to an article in The Guardian. ...
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