Oceans

Why Sea Turtles Eat Plastic

March 15, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: March 26, 2020

Microplastics have been found in every single species of sea turtle, and a new study published in Current Biology suggests that smell could be an explanation for that. Plastics in the water become host to multiple organisms, including plankton. Plankton… [read]

Dead Sperm Whale Had 64 pounds of Plastic and Other Trash In Stomach & Intestines

April 19, 2018 by Michael Edwards

A 33-foot sperm whale carcass surfaced near a lighthouse in Cabo de Palos on Spain’s southeastern coast in February. Washington Post reported that a necropsy revealed the whale had “trash bags, polypropylene sacks, ropes, net segments and a drum, among… [read]

Great Pacific Garbage Patch Now Twice the Size of Texas

March 26, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 26, 2018

According to a new study, there are more than 79,000 tonnes of ocean plastic and other trash (mostly plastic) all within a 1.6 million square kilometer area of the North Pacific Ocean (600,000 square miles). That’s 16 times larger than… [read]

Ocean Plastic To Triple Within A Decade

March 22, 2018 by Michael Edwards

The amount of plastic in world’s oceans is expected to triple within a decade according to a new UK government report called the “Foresight Future of the Sea.” The report found that 70% of the litter in our oceans is… [read]

Oceana Company Highlight

February 1, 2009 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 10, 2016

Our oceans cover 70% of the Earth. Home to untold species of plants and animals, these waters have provided food for mankind since time immemorial. Bountiful, abundant, teeming with life – the oceans have always seemed and endless resource. Today’s… [read]