China has launched a three-year campaign to combat ocean litter across its coastal regions, elevating the issue to a high priority within its marine protection strategy. Announced by the Ministry of ...

These were processed as explained in the open access paper in Nature Communications by [Andrés Cózar] and colleagues. As marine litter (ML) tends to be overwhelmingly composed of plastic, this eases ...

Researchers tagged plastic bottles to track how litter travels from land to sea. Plastics make up most marine debris. An estimated 2 million tons of plastic waste enter the ocean every year, and river ...

Agreeing on a common methodology for obtaining and comparing data, including marine litter in all environmental protection agreements and guidelines, and securing greater involvement from politicians ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Video taken on Sunday has many people outraged as a group of about 10 people on a boat are seen dumping trash into the ocean in Boca Raton. The video was posted on YouTube by Wavy ...