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Ocean Plastics and Marine Litter

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Discussions

Displaying 10 of 10 discussions

Created: 20 Jan 2025

IMarEST position on the carriage of plastic pellets 

Last reply: 20 Jan 2025 by Dr Bev Mackenzie CSci CMarSci CMarSci(Oceanography) FIMarEST 3 replies Raised by
Created: 04 Nov 2024

MEPC 82 - clean-up of plastic pellets from ship-source releases 

Last reply: 04 Nov 2024 by Mrs Elizabeth Hughes MIMarEST 1 reply Raised by
Created: 19 Sep 2024

GPML Q3 2024 Newsletter 

Last reply: 19 Sep 2024 by Ms Victoria Mentor 1 reply Raised by Ms Victoria Mentor
Created: 11 Jun 2024

Mitigating impacts of plastics 

Last reply: 11 Jun 2021 by Content Editor 1 reply Raised by Content Editor
Created: 11 Jun 2024

Ocean Foundation project on 'Redesigning Plastics' explore reengineering plastic solutions 

Last reply: 11 Jun 2021 by Content Editor 1 reply Raised by Content Editor
Created: 11 Jun 2024

Laws on disposable plastics 

Last reply: 11 Jun 2021 by Content Editor 1 reply Raised by Content Editor
Created: 11 Jun 2024

New study on plastic waste in the US 

Last reply: 11 Jun 2020 by Content Editor 1 reply Raised by Content Editor
Created: 11 Jun 2024

Information series on plastic pollution in the Yellow Sea 

Last reply: 11 Jun 2020 by Content Editor 1 reply Raised by Content Editor
Created: 11 Jun 2024

Threats to corals from microplastics 

Last reply: 11 Jun 2020 by Content Editor 1 reply Raised by Content Editor
Created: 06 Jun 2024

Book on the West Coast Community of Orca 

1 reply Raised by Content Editor
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