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Novel method reveals small microplastics throughout Japan’s subtropical ocean

Over 75% of the plastics found in the samples were made from polyethylene

Kuril-Kamchatka Trench in the Pacific Ocean is a trap for microplastics

Humans produce more than 400 million tons of plastic each year

Hazardous pollution: microplastics discovered in the air above the ocean

As the plastic in our oceans breaks up into smaller and smaller bits without breaking down chemically, the resulting microplastics are becoming a serious ecological problem.

CRISPR helps researchers uncover how corals adjust to warming oceans

Nobel Prize-winning technology can be deployed to guide conservation efforts for fragile reef ecosystems.

The most consumed species of mussels contain microplastics all around the world

The Bayreuth team investigated the microplastic load of four mussel species

NOAA Enforcement deploys remotely operated vehicles to Patrol the Seas

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement deploys ROVs to inspect offshore lobster gear.

WHOI reveals upgrades to iconic submersible Alvin

One of the world’s most prolific research submersibles will put 99% of the ocean floor within reach of science community when it relaunches in 2021

Research expedition begins to measure world’s largest system of ocean currents

Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery has departed Southampton to measure one of the world’s largest system of ocean currents, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

Study: Seaweed-munching crabs could help save coral reefs

Herbivorous crabs can be used as another tool for coral reef restoration.

Scientists organize to tackle crisis of coral bleaching

An international consortium of scientists has created the first-ever common framework for increasing comparability of research findings on coral bleaching.

U.S. coral reefs’ health assessed for the first time on a national scale

Condition status score is ‘fair,’ but reefs are vulnerable and declining

NOAA chooses DriX USV to help build the next generation ocean exploration system

The autonomous solution is expected to be put to sea by mid-2021.

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