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Swelling amount of plastic in the ocean confirmed by new study

John Cannon 17 Apr 2019

‘Plastic Soup:’ Photos and Q&A with author of new book documenting plastic pollution and solutions

Mike Gaworecki 3 Apr 2019
The Flipflopi under sail from Watamu to Kilifi, Kenya. Image by Anthony Langat for Mongabay.

Flip-flop-clad boat brings plastic recycling message to East African coast

Anthony Langat 8 Mar 2019

Plastics found in dolphins, seals, and whales in UK waters

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2019
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Image by Christopher Brunner/ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0).

2018’s top 10 ocean news stories (commentary)

Douglas McCauley, Francis Joyce 24 Dec 2018

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

Indonesia leans on businesses to do more about plastic waste

Basten Gokkon 12 Nov 2018

Research finds humans across the globe have microplastics in their stool

Mike Gaworecki 6 Nov 2018
The coast of Freedom Island in Metro Manila teems with trash in this photo taken in 2017. Image courtesy of Greenpeace.

Plastic trash from the ‘sachet economy’ chokes the Philippines’ seas

Bong S. Sarmiento 9 Oct 2018

How much plastic is too much plastic for sea turtles?

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Sep 2018

Indonesia, a top plastic polluter, mobilizes 20,000 citizens to clean up the mess

Mongabay-indonesia 4 Sep 2018

Latam Eco Review: Witchcraft and wildlife trafficking in Peru

Mongabay.com 27 Jul 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

Drink beer, help the ocean?

Julia John 14 Jun 2016

Could big data turn us into ocean protectors instead of abusers?

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Feb 2015

Is 20 millions tons enough? Scientists recommend plastic crackdown as oceans choke

Chris Samoray 2 Apr 2014

Munching on marine plastic kills sperm whale

Jordanna Dulaney 7 May 2013

The world’s largest ‘waste dump’ is found in the Pacific Ocean

Darren Lloyd 6 May 2013

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