Articles related to "Ocean Debris"

Rebecca Hosking's trip to Midway resulted in the first plastic bag free town in the UK. Other towns around the world are following suit to help save marine wildlife.

On a single day in September 2008, volunteers picked up 3.2 million kilos of garbage from the world's beaches, oceans, lakes, rivers, and waterways.

Bonnie Henderson's detective work has uncovered fascinating stories of debris washed up on just one mile of Oregon coastline, from rubber duckies to minkie whales.

An enormous raft of waste material, estimated to cover an area the size of Texas (some say twice the size of the state), is floating in the North Pacific Ocean.

Many people spend substantial amounts of money each year on bottled water because they believe that it is cleaner or safer than tap water.

Tagging Of Pacific Predators, a project of the Census of Marine Life, monitors ocean animals. May improve protection of endangered species and management of fisheries.

Because plastic is 100% non-biodegradable, plastic items that are used every day are finding their way into our water ways and creating the Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.

There is a growing problem lurking off the Pacific Coast - a large floating island of debris, two times the size of Texas created from an abundance of plastics and trash.

Where does all the trash lost (or dumped) at sea go? Is there a garbage island or plastic continent, floating and growing as more and more trash piles upon it?