So where does the oceans' plastic waste come from? Waste from shipping activity, including nets and fishing gear, is to a much lesser extent another source of plastic waste in the oceans, as well as ...

How plastic pollution poses challenge for Canada marine conservation One of the largest producers of plastic waste per capita, Canada is struggling to protect its designated marine protected areas ...

The GPGP is an enormous area in the Pacific Ocean filled with plastic waste – an estimated 79,000 metric tons of it, to be ...

Scientists found microplastics in corals, suggesting that corals absorb plastic waste. This explains where some missing ocean plastics go.

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to ... 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Edmar Barros It’s enough pollution ...

Researchers have found microplastics less than 300 m in size in coral skeletons. The team developed a new protocol to extract and detect microplastics and applied it to coral samples from the Gulf of ...