Responsibility
Study: Plastic waste endangers ocean ecosystems
Minderoo-Monaco Commission: Plastic waste is the cause of "significant" harm to humans, the economy and the environment, especially the ocean.
Responsibility
Does fishing contribute to microplastic pollution in the Arctic?
Ocean circulation, ice melt, tourism and fishing are all 'likely contributors' to Arctic microplastics, researchers say.
Responsibility
Expanded polystyrene is a ‘waste nightmare’ but could non-EPS seafood packaging reduce ocean pollution?
Expanded polystyrene is common in seafood packaging, but threatens marine life and human health as ocean pollution. A growing number of alternatives are emerging.
Innovation & Investment
Can plastic-eating bacteria help with fisheries’ and aquaculture’s plastics problem?
Plastic-eating bacteria have the potential to “digest” petroleum-based plastics, used in both fisheries and aquaculture. Is it feasible for recycling?
Responsibility
Australian researchers find microplastics in mussels
Researchers at Flinders University in Adelaide are warning about the presence of microplastics in both farmed and wild-caught seafood.
Health & Welfare
Yellow perch can expel microplastics from their bodies – but with negative consequences
A study found that yellow perch can expel microplastics from their digestive systems, but the act seemed to cause stress.
Aquafeeds
‘We will very likely find it’: Microplastics warning sounded for aquafeeds
The warning about microplastics pollution is finding its way to aquaculture, as a new study finds contaminated samples of fishmeal, a prominent aquafeeds ingredient.
Responsibility
They’re ‘everywhere’: The pervasiveness of microplastics
How has the plastic in aquaculture operations contributed to microplastic pollution? And is plastic pollution contaminating aquaculture products? The Advocate takes a closer look.