The worldâs coral reefs are being sickened by plastic and micro-plastic pollution and debris â everywhere from the Great Barrier Reef to the Caribbean â according to a new study published in the journal Science.
Very high levels of man-made pollutants and toxic chemicals â including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) â have been found in animals living in some of he deepest oceanic trenches in the world, according to brand new as yet unpublished research. The work involved the collection of small shrimp-like creatures, including Hirondellea
Think plastic pollution in the ocean is somebody elseâs problem? Think again. The âenvironmental abominationâ of plastic pollution, and its effects on the worldâs oceans, is a disaster in the making, and one that will affect every one of us in the near future, if it hasnât already. Our food chain is intricately linked with
Even the strange and bizarre animals that inhabit the deep-ocean arenât safe from human activity â with many of the more vulnerable of them possibly facing extinction in the near-term via said activity, researchers are warning. In addition to the highly destructive effects of deep-sea trawling, the environment of the deep ocean has also regularly
Happy World Ocean Day! This brief post is meant to arm you with the knowledge and know-how to take action to protect our oceans. According to the WWF, Over 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based activities A staggering amount of waste, much of which has only existed for the past 50 years or so,
