Four articles reveal more and more solutions are emerging to the marine litter – plastics challenge. Ellen Macarthur Foundation leading the way with the circular economy – three new reports this year: The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy Intelligent Assets: Unlocking the […]
Articles in this collection include: Government announce a national litter strategy OSPAR Partnership on eliminating micro-plastics in the marine environment EU Circular economy Scotland to Research Further Into Deposit Return Schemes Seabin – device for collecting marine litter from enclosed areas 1. Government announce a national litter strategy Eventually … Government responds The measures were […]
Read about the Government scheme here MCS: Single use carrier bag charge in England – great news for our oceans but a whole bag full of confusion for shoppers, says UK marine charity. Successful schemes in other parts of UK not replicated in England. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity, says […]
Measuring it is one thing – what to do about it is proving controversial http://www.theoceancleanup.com/ Eco magazine ‘The Ocean Cleanup successfully concluded its Mega Expedition with the arrival of three of the boats, including the 171-foot R/V Ocean Starr, in the port of San Francisco on 23 August 2015. Volunteer crews on 30 boats have […]
Marine Ripple: The beneficial effects of the blue environment to human health and well-being are well documented, but there has been little research into how the growing global issue of marine litter might negate them. To measure this, scientists in Plymouth assessed public reactions to the differing conditions of coastlines, in a project funded by the […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program, in partnership with the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, has published the report “Impact of “Ghost Fishing” via Derelict Fishing Gear”. This report is a summary of the current scientific knowledge of ghost fishing, the derelict fishing gear that contribute to it, the species mortalities, […]
MARLISCO’ s overarching goal is to raise public awareness, facilitate dialogue and promote co-responsibility among the different actors towards a joint vision for the sustainable management of marine litter across all European seas. http://www.marlisco.eu/about-project.en.html MARLISCO Deliverables D1.1 Understanding of the distribution quantities and types of marine litter. The report aims to review the current […]