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Every sea turtle in global study found to have synthetic fibers and microplastics in their guts

Mike Gaworecki 21 Dec 2018

Feed a fishery, starve a seabird

Mongabay.com 12 Dec 2018

Tiny bits of ocean plastic threaten the survival of sea turtle hatchlings

Katie Brown 5 Dec 2018
A Laysan Albatross chick rests on a small derelict fishing net. Photo courtesy of NOAA.

Catalyzing action on sea litter in Brazil and beyond

Mongabay.com 26 Nov 2018

Turtles exposed to record levels of microplastics on Mediterranean beaches

Nora Ward 23 Nov 2018

Research finds humans across the globe have microplastics in their stool

Mike Gaworecki 6 Nov 2018

How much plastic is too much plastic for sea turtles?

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Sep 2018

‘Diaper Brigade’ fights a chemical crisis in Java’s rivers

Tommy Apriando 6 Sep 2018

As planned excise flops, Indonesia ponders how to give up plastic bags

Basten Gokkon 23 Jul 2018

Solution to ocean’s plastic waste problem ‘starts with product design’

John Cannon 12 Jul 2018

The plastic crisis sinks to a new low in the deep sea

Bhanu Sridharan 28 Jun 2018

Earth Day founding organizer calls for end to plastic pollution

Erik Hoffner 18 Apr 2018

Study reveals the Pacific Garbage Patch is much heftier than thought — and it’s growing

Mongabay.com 26 Mar 2018

Microplastic pollution in world’s oceans poses major threat to filter-feeding megafauna

Mike Gaworecki 23 Mar 2018

Plastic not so fantastic for Bali’s iconic manta rays

Mongabay.com 9 Mar 2018

Plastic in the ocean smells like junk food to hungry anchovies

Vicky Stein 29 Nov 2017

Taking on the plastic straw: Q&A with Adrian Grenier, actor and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador

Dave Martin 1 Sep 2017

‘Science needs to catch up’: Deep sea mining looms over unstudied ecosystems

Morgan Erickson-Davis 25 Aug 2017

Plastic Fantastic? Indonesia plans to turn waste into road tar

Luh De Suriyani 10 Aug 2017

How do we keep the oceans from becoming the world’s plastic trash can?

Annie Shapiro 8 Jun 2016

Microplastic pollution a possible threat to Great Barrier Reef coral

Mike DiGirolamo 27 Jul 2015

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