These were processed as explained in the open access paper in Nature Communications by [Andrés Cózar] and colleagues. As marine litter (ML) tends to be overwhelmingly composed of plastic, this eases ...

Marine litter is a serious environmental problem worldwide. Reducing it would require implementing a global monitoring system, agreeing on the use of common methods and protocols for data collection, ...

Researchers tagged plastic bottles to track how litter travels from land to sea. Plastics make up most marine debris. An estimated 2 million tons of plastic waste enter the ocean every year, and river ...

Meet the ‘eco dog’ – who loves picking up litter including plastic in the ocean. Logie is a four-year-old Labrador who patrols the streets, seas and rockpools to fetch pieces of rubbish. He has ...