Tag: ocean pollution

New research finds an estimated 27 million tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic, raising concerns for marine ecosystems and human health.

Marine sentinel alert: new study exposes alarming toxic heavy metal levels in stranded whales and dolphins, highlighting a hidden threat to marine life and human health.

The new rules are in keeping with Canada’s continued efforts to preserve 30 percent of its oceans by 2030.

The U.S.-Japan Competitiveness and Resilience Partnership will make “common and concrete efforts to decarbonize operations.”

The new study comes as the UN is developing a treaty to control plastic pollution.

The amount of gear lost annually includes more than 25 million traps and pots and almost 14 billion longline hooks.

The bill would "clean up the shipping industry, protect the health of port communities, address environmental injustice, and provide solutions to the climate crisis."

There is strength in numbers, so educating community members about plastic waste reduction techniques can effectively increase marine conservation.

Researchers are turning their attention to takeout containers and convenience food as the worst offender in plastics polluting the ocean.

Ahead of World Oceans Day 2021 and the second UN Ocean Conference next year, UN officials stressed the need for ‘clear, transformative and actionable’ solutions to the ocean crisis.