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For Atlantic sea turtles, Sargasso Sea is home during the ‘lost years’

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 May 2021

As the rest of world tackles plastics disposal, the U.S. resists

Charles Pekow 17 May 2021

Marine microplastics are now invading the atmosphere, study finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Apr 2021

Java’s mangroves pay a high price for stopping plastic flowing out to sea

Julia John 5 Apr 2021

Wasting away: Sea urchins suffer deformities from plastic chemicals

Claire Wordley 17 Feb 2021

This Mediterranean seagrass filters plastic waste — but it’s also under threat

Basten Gokkon 5 Feb 2021

Fewer than 100 of these giant whales make up a newly described species

Teresa L. Carey 4 Feb 2021

‘Great concern’ as study finds microplastics in human placentas

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 6 Jan 2021

2020’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Callie Steffen, Emma Critchley, Douglas McCauley 21 Dec 2020
Plastic pollution endangers marine animals, such as this young monk seal, which may get entangled in or ingest litter. Photo credit: the Ocean Cleanup/Matthew Chauvin

Clean up efforts won’t solve the plastic pollution crisis in the world’s seas

Isabella Backman 25 Nov 2020
Nine of the 15 pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) autopsied for the study were emaciated when they died, zero were considered to be in ‘robust’ condition. Photo Credit: Inwater Research Group

Are industrial chemicals killing rare whales and familiar dolphins?

Cypress Hansen 24 Nov 2020

Flip-flops, fishing gear pile up at Aldabra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Malavika Vyawahare 23 Sep 2020

In Indonesia’s coastal villages, the plastic crisis is both homegrown and invasive

Basten Gokkon 9 Sep 2020

Sharks contaminated with plastic are ‘cause for concern’

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Aug 2020
A plastic beverage bottle floats in the shallow waters of Sand Island in Hawaii. Image by David Slater / NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program Marine Debris Team, 2015.

‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food, water, air

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 15 Jul 2020

In ocean biodiversity hotspots, microplastics come with the currents

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 4 May 2020

Satellite imagery is helping to detect plastic pollution in the ocean

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 1 May 2020

Trendy, cheap, and dirty: Fashion is a top global polluter

Liz Kimbrough 23 Apr 2020

‘Titanic challenge’ for an Italian hospital rescuing sea turtles from plastic

Mongabay.com 2 Apr 2020

In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed

Johan Augustin 25 Mar 2020

Study finds that sea turtles might be eating plastic because it smells like food

Mongabay.com 18 Mar 2020

This solar-powered device aims to clean 1,000 rivers. Will it work?

Rachael Meyer and Basten Gokkon 16 Mar 2020

Plastic trash kills half a million hermit crabs on remote islands each year

Grace Dungey 28 Feb 2020
A trash picker looks for recyclable plastics at a waste dump in Bali. Image by Jonas Gratzer for Mongabay.

In Bali, young people lead the fight as a plastic plague threatens paradise

Johan Augustin 19 Feb 2020

Philippine study finds microplastics inside a commonly consumed fish

Mongabay.com 23 Jan 2020

2019’s top 10 ocean news stories (commentary)

Emma Critchley, Douglas McCauley 25 Dec 2019

Philippine coastal town leads war against plastic trash in Mindanao

Bong S. Sarmiento 19 Dec 2019

Microplastics may be a macro problem for the U.S. Great Plains, too, study finds

Megan Stannard 18 Dec 2019

In Indonesian waters, filter feeders can ingest dozens to hundreds of microplastic particles every hour

Mongabay.com 20 Nov 2019

Coke is again the biggest culprit behind plastic waste in the Philippines

Mongabay.com 7 Nov 2019

Indonesia re-exporting illegal waste to other countries, report finds

Basten Gokkon 7 Nov 2019

The Ocean Cleanup successfully collects ocean plastic, aims to scale design

Rachael Meyer 28 Oct 2019

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