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Thai Union Strengthens Fight Against Ocean Plastic with New Partnerships Thai Union Group PCL, the world’s seafood leader committed to sustainable practices, announced new partnerships aimed at tackling plastic pollution. […]
Thai Union volunteers remove over 11 tons of ocean-bound trash for World Oceans Day. More than 470 Thai Union Group employees from Thailand, the U.S., Africa, and Europe united for […]
Marine Institute hosts pan-European microplastics meeting. The Joint Action ‘Ecological Aspects of Microplastics’ was launched as one of JPI Oceans’ pilot activities to study the sources, distribution and impact of […]
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 […]
Plastic pollution on coral reefs mostly comes from fishing activities, Nature study finds. In a paper published in Nature, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, University of São Paulo, University of […]
Grey whales off Oregon Coast consume millions of microparticles per day. Oregon State University researchers estimate that grey whales feeding off the Oregon Coast consume up to 21 million microparticles […]
Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Professor Pennie Lindeque part of a world-renowned trio that has been awarded the prestigious Blue Planet Prize. A trio of SW-based scientists were awarded for their research […]
SeaPak and Morey’s join Ocean Conservancy’s Global Ghost Gear Initiative. SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood (seapak.com) and Morey’s Fine Fish & Seafood (moreys.com) have joined Ocean Conservancy’s Global Ghost Gear Initiative […]
Marine plastic doubles in Europe. The amount of plastic in European waters has almost doubled in the past decade, according to research carried out as part of the SEAwise project […]
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 standard for handling waste on fishing vessels in Norway. A new international standard for handling waste on fishing vessels has now been launched in Norway. The purpose is to establish […]
Microfibres shown to stunt mussel growth. Polyester microfibres shown to inhibit growth in mussels by about a third in first-of-its-kind experiment. A new study has demonstrated, for the first time, […]
Ørsted establishes long-term action plan to tackle UK marine litter. Ørsted has made a long-term commitment to help tackle the amount of marine litter in our seas. Working closely with […]
INdIGO Project launches Good Practice Guide on collection and recycling of discarded fishing waste. The INdIGO European project is working to reduce plastic from the fishing industry which might end […]
Plastic pollution kills sea urchin larvae. Sea urchin larvae raised in high levels of plastic pollution die due to developmental abnormalities, new research shows. Scientists put fertilised urchin eggs in seawater […]
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 […]
Fishing nets recycled in the UK for the first time. Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has teamed up with plastic processing experts Milspeed on a ground-breaking project to develop the […]
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. […]
EU funded project recycles marine litter in Denmark. Plastic pollution in our ocean has devastating consequences for biodiversity, fisheries, tourism and coastal communities. EU has taken many steps to address […]
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