ocean pollution
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Group unveils Canada’s 1st cigarette surfboard in battle against plastic pollutionTh Surfrider Foundation Pacific Rim unveiled the "Dart Board" to mark the 30th anniversary of World Oceans Day, in a bid to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the ocean.EnvironmentJun 8
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Cleanup crews return to B.C. marking ‘major milestone’ in mission to rid oceans of trashOver 12 weeks, two vessels from The Ocean Cleanup collected more than 28,000 kilograms of trash from the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch.EnvironmentOct 20, 2021
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Beluga whales ingest as many as 145,000 particles of microplastics a year: SFU studyResearchers examined five species of arctic fish eaten by the whales, revealing 21 per cent had microplastic particles in their gastrointestinal tracts.EnvironmentOct 19, 2021
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Ocean microplastic pollution at least double than previously thought, study suggestsResearchers say that the new levels of microplastic pollution now ranges from 12-125 trillion, up from the previous estimate of 5-50 trillion.EnvironmentMay 23, 2020
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Growing patch of garbage on Pacific Ocean endangering seabirdsA recent analysis found that the patch is accumulating debris at a faster rate than scientists previously thought.EnvironmentNov 7, 2019
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Study co-authored by Halifax biologist suggests cargo ships dumping plastic litterThe study questions "the widely held assumption that most plastic debris at sea comes from land-based sources."EnvironmentOct 15, 2019
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Plastics in our oceans – How one Canadian is trying to clean upA Canadian company believes the technology it helped fund will lead to cleaner oceans and reduce the amount of waste that gets dumped into them.Sep 27, 2019
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Japan may dump radioactive water from Fukushima into Pacific OceanMore than eight years after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged a Fukushima power plant, Japan has not formally decided what to do with contaminated water from the incident.WorldSep 10, 2019
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New federal program aims to clean up oceans, reel in ‘ghost gear’Local members of Parliament announced the new $8.3-million Sustainable Fisheries Solutions and Retrieval Contribution Support Program in Dartmouth on Tuesday.EnvironmentAug 27, 2019
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‘Red carpet of pollution’ laid out for environment ministers’ meetings in Halifax"The carpet itself illustrates we aren't doing enough to prevent plastic pollution from getting into our waterways and contaminating our beaches."EnvironmentJun 26, 2019
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