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Invasive Species Are Riding on Plastic Across the Oceans
August 31, 2018

Crustaceans and mollusks foreign to the United States have survived up to six years riding on ocean trash. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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Tough Job of Cleaning Pacific Garbage Patch to Start in September
August 20, 2018

On Sept. 8, 2018, The Ocean Cleanup will launch the first beta test of its plastic-collecting technology, a nearly 2,000-foot (600-meter) floating tube that functions as an artificial coastline. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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A 24-year-old is going ahead with a controversial plan to trap plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Some experts are worried.
August 10, 2018

On September 8, a massive and controversial plastic-cleanup system will be launched into the Pacific Ocean. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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The Million Waves Project Looks to Solve Two Global Issues at Once
August 10, 2018

Here’s a look at how a newly created nonprofit is using reclaimed ocean plastic to make 3D-printed upper limbs for those in need. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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I asked 15 ocean plastic pollution experts about the Ocean Cleanup project, and they have concerns
August 3, 2018

The online ocean science community has been vocally skeptical about the Ocean Cleanup, a device that aims to physically remove plastic pollution from the ocean. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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Almost all world’s oceans damaged by human impact, study finds
August 3, 2018

The remaining wilderness areas, mostly in the remote Pacific and at the poles, need urgent protection from fishing and pollution, scientists say. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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The Ocean Clean Up technology, Explained
July 27, 2018

Ocean cleanup designs giant pac-man system to gobble up world's plastic waste problem. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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Not all marine fish eat plastics
July 20, 2018

The Gulf Stream, which curves along the southern shore of Newfoundland, is saturated with plastics. Fish that feed from the surface waters, where plastics tend to accumulate, are in an ideal position to ingest plastics. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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Samoa - Plastic ban draws praise
July 20, 2018

Conservation International manager (oceans and climate change), Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, told Samoa Observer in an interview that plastic is non-biodegradable and will impact on the island for hundreds of years. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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Vanuatu - Schools Sing To Promote Ban On Plastics In Vanuatu
July 13, 2018

Kawenu school children won first place in the singing competition to promote the ban on plastics in Vanuatu. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

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