Microplastics found in 75% of fish in New Zealand, reports say
Microplastics are found in three of every four of New Zealand’s fish, huge portions of indigenous seabirds and marine species are threatened with extinction.
‘Astounding’ amount of fishing gear lost in the ocean each year
https://www.science.org/content/article/astounding-amount-fishing-gear-lost-ocean-each-year
Abandoned traps, aimlessly drifting nets, and other lost fishing equipment can haunt the ocean for years, ensnaring and killing whales, turtles, and other marine creatures.
Republic Cement partners with Pure Oceans in diverting marine plastic litter
To combat marine plastic pollution, a social innovation enterprise is working tirelessly in the coastal areas in Batangas and Davao to promote and implement sustainable solutions.
New International Center will support collaborative solutions to improve health of the World’s Oceans
UN Decade Collaborative Center for Ocean-Climate Solutions (OV – UN DCC) will be headquartered at Georgia Aquarium
“Critically endangered” listing for the East African dugong population is needed
A new peer-reviewed paper proposes the East African dugong population be listed as ‘critically endangered’ on the IUCN Red List to protect the last few hundred animals that are left.