Study explores the potential for mechanical devices to clear the ocean of plastics
Mechanical devices are increasingly being considered as a potential way to help address plastic pollution found globally in marine environments.
Mechanical devices are increasingly being considered as a potential way to help address plastic pollution found globally in marine environments.
Environment
Oct 12, 2022
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Fish ingesting microplastics is a global issue, and species in New Zealand's southern waters are no exception, a University of Otago study has found.
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2022
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Citizen scientists recorded trash on Pacific Northwest beaches, from southern Oregon to Anacortes, Washington, to contribute to the growing study of marine trash. A study by the University of Washington analyzed 843 beach ...
Environment
Aug 23, 2022
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A new article in Science of The Total Environment led by Flinders University describes how transferring poor sediments to more healthy nearby areas of the Ramsar-listed Coorong shallow lagoon, and returning macrobenthic organisms ...
Ecology
Jun 6, 2022
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New research from the University of Portsmouth has shown a dramatic increase in shipping in the North East Atlantic. Scientists warn that more monitoring in the area is required to help protect sea-life on the at-risk register.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2022
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The East China Sea (ECS) is affected by severe hypoxia, which exerts significant influences on living resources, alterations of biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem degradation.
Environment
Mar 21, 2022
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A new study led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) and the University of Barcelona (UB) has revealed that marine plastic pollution could contribute to the introduction and transport of non-native species that ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2022
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The hawksbill sea turtle lay belly-up on the metal autopsy table, its shell ashen and stomach taut.
Ecology
Feb 8, 2022
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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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National University of Singapore marine ecologists studied the dynamics of interactions between corals and macroalgae (seaweeds) on Singapore's urban reefs and investigated the processes that mediate them, providing important ...
Ecology
Nov 18, 2021
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