Plastic waste—particularly from smoking– still dominates litter collected from B.C. coastlines, a recent study from the University of British Columbia has found.
Environment
Aug 3, 2018
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Members of the public are more likely to blame the global marine litter crisis on retailers, industry and government, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth.
Environment
Jun 15, 2018
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Over the last 30 years, 50% of the world's coral reefs have suffered significant damage due to climate change and acidification with the last three being the worst in reefs recent history. Major coral bleaching events, which ...
Environment
May 23, 2018
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Plastic is famous for its unyielding durability, making it perfect for consumer products but a unique and persistent menace to the natural environment.
Ecology
May 1, 2018
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Upolu, one of the nine islands of Samoa, in the Pacific Ocean. Well-known among fans of diving, this isolated coral reef promised to be a site of rich biodiversity for the scientists on the Tara Pacific expedition, principally ...
Environment
Apr 26, 2018
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Research led by Swansea University's Bioscience department has discovered for the first time extensive deep-water seagrass meadows in the middle of the vast Indian Ocean through satellite tracking the movement of green sea ...
Ecology
Apr 11, 2018
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Pesticides accumulate in bodies with high fat content. This conclusion has been reported by scientists from the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), who have been studying seabirds and marine mammals of the Sea of Okhotsk ...
Ecology
Mar 1, 2018
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The problem of plastic pellets in marine environments has been reported since the 1970s and the first recommendations for legislation were introduced in the USA back in the 1990s. However, in Sweden, these spills have only ...
Environment
Feb 20, 2018
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A single plastic carrier bag could be shredded by marine organisms into around 1.75million microscopic fragments, according to new research.
Environment
Dec 8, 2017
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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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