The combined environmental threat of plastic pollution and ocean acidification are having significant impacts on species living in our oceans, according to new research.
Environment
Nov 6, 2020
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In the humpback whale that stranded end of 2012 and was publically called Johanna, microplastics were found. It is the first time that microplastics were encountered in the intestinal tract of a baleen whale. Sixteen pieces ...
Environment
May 18, 2015
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Shark fins recently sampled from markets in China and Hong Kong contained dangerously high levels of mercury.
Ecology
May 29, 2020
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Tiny pieces of plastic contaminate almost every sea in the world. Now scientists have found that marine creatures like fish and birds are eating this microscopic waste, which may be harming their health.
Environment
May 17, 2012
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Scientists have long known that marine animals mistakenly eat plastic debris because the tiny bits of floating plastic might look like prey.
Environment
Oct 24, 2017
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For more than a decade, fertilizer leaching and associated stormwater runoff were thought to be the major drivers of harmful algal blooms in Florida's Indian River Lagoon. Despite the numerous residential fertilizer ordinances ...
Ecology
Dec 2, 2021
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Microplastic fiber pollution in the ocean impacts larval lobsters at each stage of their development, according to new research. A study published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin reports that the fibers affect the animals' ...
Environment
Jul 7, 2020
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Lost fishing lines and ropes are a growing problem. As a leading fishing nation, Norway, with its long coastline and fish-rich waters, is particularly vulnerable to marine litter. A new study from NTNU shows that only a third ...
Environment
Feb 13, 2024
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A tsunami that struck Hawaii in 2011 and caused a temporary halt to boat traffic has provided scientists a rare glimpse into what the bays might sound like without human activities.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2017
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Researchers found high concentrations of mercury, arsenic, and lead, in blood samples obtained from Great white sharks in South Africa. The samples had levels that would be considered toxic to many animals. However, the study ...
Ecology
Mar 29, 2019
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