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Australia-based CX Landscape has unveiled designs for Sea Line Park, a conceptual project to link the eastern and western inner suburbs of Melbourne with a linear coastal park...

A 60-year study on plankton has revealed the dark truth about the history of ocean plastic waste. The study shows how plastics have been polluting our oceans since at least the 1950s and how the problem has steadily gotten...

There are 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating around in the Earth’s oceans, many of which are microplastics no larger than 5 mm large. These tiny particles are being gobbled up by fish and killing them faster than they...

The Seabin was designed to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It functions best inside marinas and in relatively controlled environments where it catches plastics and floating liquids. The Seabin is situated...

RE-SEA ME is a continuation of Nienke’s earlier project, SEA ME, a rug made from sea algae yarn, that also highlights the contrast between the abundance of plastic waste in the oceans and overlooked ocean resources...

A new study headed by The National Oceanography Center reveals that the seafloor is awash with human rubbish. Bottles, plastic bags, fishing nets and other types of human litter are not only floating on the water's surface...

Millions of tons of trash enter the ocean each year and cluster in particular areas of the world's oceans. One of the most infamous plastic debris patches is located in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, commonly referred...