Ocean Pollution

• Ocean noise strategy delayed, but whale report by military may sound out path forward

  Marine scientist Kieran Cox said that while the report has flaws, it's a step in the right direction as Canada decides on its long-delayed national ocean noise strategy.

  Environment

  Dec 1, 2023
  
• Chemical pollutant used in toilet paper found in endangered orcas, study reveals

  The team also found the pollutants were transferred from mother to baby in a pregnant southern resident killer whale whose tissue was analyzed. 

  Environment

  Jan 12, 2023
  
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• More than 20 coolers wash up in Alaska from MV Zim Kingston cargo spill

  Duke Marolf, who works for a marine welding company in Seward, said he had seen posts on Instagram about coolers washing ashore and decided to check it out himself in August.

  Environment

  Dec 9, 2022
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• More than 2,400 ‘mystery’ scrap tires removed from remote island off B.C. coast

  No one knows the "mystery" of how the abandoned tires got to the remote island, according to plastic pollution specialist Abby McLennan.

  Environment

  Nov 30, 2022
• Group unveils Canada’s 1st cigarette surfboard in battle against plastic pollution

  Th 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.

  Environment

  Jun 8, 2022
• Cleanup crews return to B.C. marking ‘major milestone’ in mission to rid oceans of trash

  Over 12 weeks, two vessels from The Ocean Cleanup collected more than 28,000 kilograms of trash from the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

  Environment

  Oct 20, 2021
• Beluga whales ingest as many as 145,000 particles of microplastics a year: SFU study

  Researchers examined five species of arctic fish eaten by the whales, revealing 21 per cent had microplastic particles in their gastrointestinal tracts.

  Environment

  Oct 19, 2021
• Ocean microplastic pollution at least double than previously thought, study suggests

  Researchers say that the new levels of microplastic pollution now ranges from 12-125 trillion, up from the previous estimate of 5-50 trillion.

  Environment

  May 23, 2020
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• Growing patch of garbage on Pacific Ocean endangering seabirds

  A recent analysis found that the patch is accumulating debris at a faster rate than scientists previously thought.

  Environment

  Nov 7, 2019
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• Study co-authored by Halifax biologist suggests cargo ships dumping plastic litter

  The study questions "the widely held assumption that most plastic debris at sea comes from land-based sources."

  Environment

  Oct 15, 2019