Tag: plastic pollution
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 ...
The River Clean initiative 2020 – Transnational River Clean Up at CPMR’s Political Bureau Meeting on 11th of June 2020. To raise awareness of marine litter in the ocean and the source of the problem. ...
Cefas heads to South Africa to tackle ocean pollution. Experts from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), part of the UK government’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), are partnering ...
UK announces new ocean global alliance. The UK has announced a new global alliance to help drive urgent action to safeguard the world’s ocean and protect its precious wildlife. Plastic pollution, warming sea temperatures and ...
New investment for Scots blue biotech company. CuanTec, the blue biotech company based in Motherwell and Oban in Scotland, have completed an investment round with Sky Ocean Ventures and Scottish Enterprise that will enable them ...
Canada tackles plastic pollution and ghost fishing gear in our oceans. Plastic pollution is a global challenge that requires immediate action. It pollutes our rivers, lakes, and oceans and entangles and kills marine mammals. Every ...
Plastics at bottom of deep submarine canyon. University College Cork scientists have discovered plastic at the bottom of a deep submarine canyon at 2,125m water depth while investigating cold-water coral habitats on board the Marine ...
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 ...
Hundreds of sharks and rays tangled in plastic. Hundreds of sharks and rays have become tangled in plastic waste in the world’s oceans, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists scoured existing published studies and Twitter for ...
Skippers call for tougher controls on gill net and longline fishing amid mounting concern over plastic pollution. Fishing skippers in Shetland are demanding urgent action on gill net and longline fishing by overseas vessels because ...
M&S Innovation Award for Scottish Sea Farms. Scottish Sea Farms has been recognised at the M&S Select Farm Awards 2019 for its innovative work to reduce polystyrene, one of the most widely used plastics. As ...
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, ...
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