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Microfibres in the Mediterranean are floating homes for bacteria

Envirotec Magazine

Synthetic and natural microfibres from plastic pollution, the textile industry and fishing activities have increased dramatically in the environment, becoming the most common type of particles in the ocean. Due to their persistence, the microfibres likely build up in marine organisms as they move through the food chain.

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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

GreenBiz

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Frontline Communities Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Plastics Giant Formosa

DeSmogBlog

Fishers, organizers, and concerned citizens in Texas, Vietnam, and Louisiana — areas that are home to existing or proposed Formosa plants — have supported each other’s efforts to mobilize against the Taiwan-based firm, forming the organization International Monitor Formosa Alliance (IMFA).

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Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells

Grist

He added that contamination amounts were so small that it’s doubtful the animals experienced health impacts. “If PCBs are synthetic organic chemicals that are long-lasting in the environment and can be harmful to human health. In 2019, a U.S. Between 1946 and 1958, the Marshall Islands were the site of 67 U.S.

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Gulf shrimpers fight for their livelihoods in a fertilizer-fueled dead zone

Grist

Dean Blanchard Seafood, headquartered on the barrier island of Grand Isle in the Mississippi River Delta, is one of the largest shrimp suppliers in the United States. Dean Blanchard Seafood took a hit, and Blanchard later told a reporter that he estimated his business was worth 15 percent of what it was before the spill.

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The UK Government’s Food Strategy Lacks Teeth

DeSmogBlog

Food is responsible for over a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and industrialised agriculture is the leading cause of wildlife decline, antibiotic resistance and pollution. Seafood production is described as a “potential growth opportunity” that could be a source of a “potentially lower-carbon and healthy source of protein”.

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Microplastics Can Transport Parasites to Oceans, Impacting Wildlife and Humans

Green Living Guy

It can lead to consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean. The study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, is the first to connect microplastics in the ocean with land-based pathogens.