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Governments back tight controls on plastic pellet shipment by sea
In the wake of the spillage of some 26 tonnes of tiny plastic pellets which washed up on Spanish beaches…
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Microplastics trigger major concern ahead of UN treaty talks
As officials from nearly 200 countries convened in Colombia this week to discuss implementing a global pact to reverse biodiversity…
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Portugal hopes to inspire the world with major new ocean protections
An estimated 190,000 small MPAs in coastal regions and 300 large MPAs are needed to reach the UN target of…
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The toxic afterlife of thousands of shipping containers lost at sea
A single container changes the micro-ecosystem around it – impacting seafloor species that scientists are still discovering. ADVERTISEMENT Russ Lewis…
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NGOs target new Commission with launch of ‘Blue Manifesto’
With a European Oceans Pact in the pipeline and a new Fisheries and Oceans Commissioner set to take office later…
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