Mar 3, 20234 minLost at sea: The hidden cost of ghost gearBy: Valérie DEKIMPE If you think fishing nets are made of natural rope, think again — they're made of plastic. Every year, some...
Jan 3, 20233 minIn the past 20 years, the aggregate quantity of microplastics discharged onto ocean beds has tripledThis upsurge is linked to the kind and amount of plastic products that society consumes. This revelation comes from a study conducted by...
Dec 8, 20221 minSeal spotted on mattress dumped in the sea off Dún LaoghaireOriginal by Amy Donohoe - Dublin news There are growing concerns for the amount of pollution in the water surrounding Dublin after a seal...
Sep 22, 20221 minThis animated video shows the future of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch cleanupThree times the size of France and containing up to 100,000,000 kilograms of plastic waste - is consigned to the history books. Subscribe...
Sep 4, 20222 minOver 75% of plastic in Great Pacific Garbage Patch originates from fishingThe Ocean Cleanup has today published new research in the journal Scientific Reports showing that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP)...
Jul 14, 20223 minWe have international laws to stop plastic pollution from fishing vessels now. Why don't we?By Professor Karen Scott of University of Canterbury Ocean plastic pollution was a focus at the recent UN oceans conference, which issued...
Jul 10, 20222 minMicroplastics: Polluting our blood, foetuses - and now the dairy and meat we eatOriginal from Euronews by Maeve Campbell Microplastics are now being found in the meat and dairy we eat every day, according to a new...
Apr 12, 20223 minHow much plastic do you eat? It could be as much as a credit card a weekBy Doloresz Katanich with Reuters A recent study has found that people eat five grams of micro and nanoplastics every week. From the most...