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Backlog of sunken ships in Charleston waters estimated to cost over $1 million to remove
Wounded Nature is a nonprofit working to remove abandoned and sunken boats in South Carolina. CEO Rudy Socha says more ...
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Aquarium staff scramble to save entangled marine animals spotted offshore: 'The quicker we can get out here ... the better'
Not every seal rescue story has a happy ending, but Mystic Aquarium remains committed to its mission. Recently, NBC News observed the rescue team army-crawling toward a group of seal pups to ensure ...
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FWC launches first debris marine pickup in Wakulla County in years
(WCTV) - Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers spent half of their Wednesday in Wakulla County, cleaning up debris in the waterways ... of time since the last marine pickup in Wakulla ...
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Scientists reveal the Calypso Deep as an ultimate landfill for marine debris
Scientists reveal the Calypso Deep as an ultimate landfill for marine debris. (photo credit: Caladan Oceanic) A discovery at the deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea confirmed that human waste ...
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Marine debris threatens endangered species along South Korea's coast
A study has found that the damage to wildlife from marine debris has steadily increased over the past 20 years off the coast of South Korea. It has been revealed that even internationally ...
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Human-caused marine debris has already reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea
A total of 167 objects—mainly plastics, glass, metal and paper—have been identified at the bottom, of which 148 are marine debris and 19 others are of possible anthropogenic origin.
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Marine litter has already reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea
The bottom of the Calypso Deep, a 5,112-metre deep depression in the Ionian Sea, contains one of the highest concentrations of marine debris in the deep ocean: it is yet another testimony to the ...
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Assessment of the ingestion of anthropogenic debris by green turtles along the south-central coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Among the various forms of pollution, anthropogenic debris has been widely documented to cause entanglement and premature death of sea turtles, in addition to being ingested by these animals. One of ...
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250kg of debris cleared from Sindhudurg reefs
School and college students will also be involved in future cleanup drives, he added. Marine debris, including ghost nets abandoned or lost during fishing operations, often drifts with ocean ...
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3 Ways The U.S. Is Removing Marine Debris To Boost The Blue Economy
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Department of Commerce are allocating $3.3 million to locate marine debris along U.S. shorelines to boost the blue economy through ...
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South Florida Girl Scout's project raises awareness about the marine debris crisis
MIAMI - A South Florida Girl Scout's love for the planet inspired her to tackle the global marine debris crisis and encourage other young people to do the same. Amelia McKay, 17, is on a mission ...