The Tasmanian Land Conservancy, an Australia-based nonprofit organization that raises awareness and funds for conservation ...

The air in Geneva must have been thick; not with pollution, but with disappointment. After nine frantic days and one marathon ...

“Marine currents mean that plastic debris is a global issue, especially debris like fishing ghost gear,” Anja Brandon, Ocean Conservancy’s director of plastics policy, said by email.

The marine mammal — a young pygmy sperm whale — was spotted in distress near the island of Utila on Aug. 19, according to a news release from the Kanahau Utila Research and Conservation Facility, an ...

A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing plastic bag litter by 25-47% and potentially protecting wildlife from ...

Join us in this eye-opening adventure as we dive into the depths of the ocean for a unique mission: spearfishing plastic.

THE toss-up at the United Nations talks, which began on Aug. 5, on a global plastics treaty in Geneva ended Friday without an ...

The next Virginia Marine Debris Reduction Plan is set to go into effect in 2026 and run through 2030. Under that plan, they hope to eliminate plastic use entirely in the Commonwealth.

The most found whole debris items were cigarette butts (14 percent); soft plastic food wrappers and labels (12.5 percent); and unknown/other hard plastic items (7.5 percent).

The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) said that plastic debris from the MSC Elsa 3, which sank off the coast of ...