664,000 tons of fishing nets are lost or discarded into the world’s oceans every single year, so we were excited when Hyundai invited us out on an expedition to reclaim two of what they call ghost nets. Disclaimer Hyundai paid for the authors accommodations to attend this event. In partnership … [continued]
Pelagic fish are both coastal and oceanic fish, below and above the continental shelf. Ranging from forage fish — think anchovies and sardines — all the way to predatory fish like swordfish, tuna, mackerel, and sharks, pelagic fish are in trouble from microplastics (MPs). The pelagic uptake of MPs is … [continued]
The newest Taylor Sheridan series is The Landman. Billy Bob Thornton plays a field executive for a mid-sized oil company in West Texas. Protagonist Tommy describes the oil industry as a complicated, problematic, filthy, dangerous, and necessary business that feeds most of our lifestyles. He lectures about how much we … [continued]
You know those entertaining videos you love to watch of whales surfacing and diving? Of dolphins breaking through the frothy waves? Of seabirds skimming the ocean’s surface? Of endangered turtles laying eggs on a barrier beach? Their lives are threatened everyday by the estimated 15 million metric tons of plastic … [continued]
Teenage orcas made headlines last month for attacking boats, and that’s just the tip of the shark behavior iceberg. The running theme of National Geographic’s new Sharkfest series is sharks behaving badly, weirdly, and just plain strangely. Either way, when the topic turns to ocean life it’s a good time … [continued]
BMW’s new, recycled plastic bits could take a chunk out of the Pacific Garbage Patch.
Vacuuming plastic from the ocean sounds oddly impossible, but Clear Blue Sea, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to cleansing the oceans from plastic pollution, is working on doing as much of this as it can.
The scourge of plastics in the ocean continues to threaten marine life. New research shows a high concentration in the deepest part of the ocean, and cleanup efforts have hit unexpected challenges.
Everyone needs to more determinedly limit or do away with all plastic choices — especially those that go ridiculously far and cross an ocean to be recycled (polluting on the way). The UK is facing an immediate crisis of excess plastic waste. The Chinese said there is to be a halt in taking plastic trash from the UK, which has shipped 2.7 tonnes of plastic scrap for recycling in the past few years to China.
The 32nd annual International Coastal Cleanup took place on September 16 and provided hundreds of thousands of volunteers with an opportunity to help keep plastic trash out of the oceans.
