Tag: plastic pollution
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 ...
SeaFest to raise awareness of plastic pollution. An interactive hut made up of 60kg of household plastics, the average amount used by an adult in Ireland each year, will be unveiled at SeaFest this weekend, ...
EU ban on single use plastics will benefit marine environment – The Council of the EU recently adopted a directive which introduces new restrictions on certain single-use plastic products. Marine litter is transboundary in nature ...
Unrecyclable plastics disappearing from UK supermarket shelves. One year since UK businesses across the plastics supply chain made a unique pact to tackle plastics pollution, WRAP has published a report of progress made by members to ...
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 ...
Red Lobster partners with Ocean Conservancy. Red Lobster®, the world’s largest seafood restaurant, has announced a partnership with Ocean Conservancy, a leading ocean conservation nonprofit, to support the protection and preservation of the world’s oceans. ...
Innovative Canadian scheme to minimise fishing gear plastic pollution. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has challenged small businesses across Canada to find innovative ways to prevent plastic waste from entering our aquatic environments, to help clean ...
Swedish coastal clean up initiative. Concordia Maritime’s second coastal clean-up initiative in the Gothenburg archipelago attracted great interest. More than one hundred people came along to help pick up rubbish from the shoreline and filled ...
Biodegradable plastic developed that will protect our seas. Plastic pollution problem is getting severe and the microplastic problem in the marine environment is becoming a devastating issue, with it being said that over 150 million ...
Plastic fragments being consumed by sea anemones. Tiny fragments of plastic in the ocean are consumed by sea anemones along with their food, and bleached anemones retain these microfibres longer than healthy ones, according to ...
Exhibition showcases student artwork created from marine plastic. A new art exhibition ‘The Circular Revolution -Towards Zero’ involving 12 primary schools across Clare has been designed and curated by Carmel Madigan, a professional artist and ...
SW to pioneer marine plastic waste reduction. Pioneers on reducing plastic waste, backed by £1 million of government funding, are seeking to revolutionise the way the south west produce, recycle and utilise plastics. The programme ...
M&S launches new plastic take back scheme. Marks & Spencer is taking action to prevent plastic waste from going to landfill, including from seafood packaging, by launching a new initiative, which will enable customers to ...
Plastics are being glued together in the ocean. Natural materials excreted by bacteria are glueing micro and nano plastics together so that they form larger masses in our oceans, scientists have discovered. The biopolymers are ...
Plastic in all British marine mammals. Microplastics have been found in the guts of every marine mammal examined in a new study of animals washed up on Britain’s shores. Researchers from the University of Exeter and Plymouth ...
Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has announced Ireland’s Clean Oceans Initiative and called for the participation of the entire Irish trawl fishing fleet in the scheme by 31st December 2019. His ...
Sea Pact tackles problem of global ghost fishing gear. Sea Pact, an innovative association of 10 leading North American seafood companies working together to drive industry sustainability progress has announced that they have joined the ...
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