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David Attenborough on the scourge of the oceans: 'I remember being told plastic doesn't decay, it's wonderful'

David Attenborough on the scourge of the oceans: 'I remember being told plastic doesn't decay, it's wonderful' | Human Interest | Scoop.it
His sequel to The Blue Planet will focus not only on the marvels of sea life but also the threats to it. The naturalist explains why plastic pollution, climate change and overpopulation are problems too urgent to be left to ecologists

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The 23-year-old planning to rid our seas of plastic forever

The 23-year-old planning to rid our seas of plastic forever | Human Interest | Scoop.it
In 1998 Charles Moore, an oceanographer, was sailing across the North Pacific when he made an unwelcome discovery.  “As I gazed from the deck at the surface of what ought to have been a pristine ocean, I was confronted, as far as the eye could see, with the sight of plastic,” Moore wrote in Natural History magazine. 

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Fish confusing plastic debris in ocean for food, study finds

Fish confusing plastic debris in ocean for food, study finds | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Behavioural evidence suggests marine organisms are not just ingesting microplastics by accident but actively seeking them out as food

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38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island

38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn group, is covered by 18 tonnes of plastic – the highest density of anthropogenic debris recorded anywhere in the world

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