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01 May 2015

Ocean wealth valued at US$24 trillion, but sinking fast – WWF

WWF – US The value of the ocean’s riches rivals the size of the world’s leading economies, but its resources are rapidly eroding, according to a report released by WWF today. The report, Reviving the Ocean Economy: The case for action – 2015, analyses the ocean’s role as an economic powerhouse and outlines the threats […]

01 Mar 2015

Ocean Plastic Litter Update: Land to sea, Deep sea, A Solution

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Recently there have been a number of reports and papers on the sheer scale of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans https://www.cmscoms.com/?p=2789 ; recently more work has been published including: Plastic waste from land to sea – A paper in Science estimating levels in the world oceans http://www.sciencemag.org/content/347/6223/768.abstract Dr Lucy Woodhall, was the lead author […]