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fromFast Company
3 days ago

Beach cleanups can save the lives of marine animals. This calculator tells you exactly how many

If you enter the amounts of different types of plastic that you clean up into the Wildlife Impact Calculator, it will tell you how many animal lives would have been at risk, had those items made their way into the ocean and been ingested.
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fromNature
7 months ago

Conserve marine migratory species to protect ecological links between land and sea

During the third United Nations Ocean Conference in June, member states committed to reducing the flow of pollutants from rivers to oceans. However, critical discussions overlooked the interconnectedness of land and sea, particularly through the migratory pathways of fish, birds, and marine mammals.
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fromTruthout
8 months ago

The Oceans Likely Contain Much More Plastic Than We Previously Thought

27 million metric tons of nanoplastics are present in the North Atlantic Ocean, outpacing larger plastic forms.
Arts
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
10 months ago

Corals living amidst marine pollution is a call to awareness and action - Yanko Design

Ocean pollution affects food supply, water quality, economy, and biodiversity, urging immediate attention.
Shih Chien University students use art to highlight coral resilience amidst marine debris.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
10 months ago

Sea of plastic: Global study finds thousands of microparticles even in the Mariana Trench

Microplastics are found throughout every layer of the ocean, impacting marine ecosystems and carbon cycles more than previously understood.
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