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The amount of plastic in our oceans is concerning, and the problem is not going away on its own. As divers ...

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2023 is here and you might be starting to think about your resolutions for this new year. If you are a scub...

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Is there a scuba diver in your life that has a birthday or special event coming up? Unsure what to get for ...

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As an ocean lover, you know that sharks often get a bad rap. They are largely misrepresented to the public ...

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You may have the training and the tail, but no mermaid transformation is complete without the proper makeup...

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Researchers officially name flea cancer "Plasticus"Only five centimetres tall, its home in about 6,500 mete...

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The Sargasso Sea is a plastic seaThe concentration of microplastics in the West Atlantic Sargasso Sea is ap...

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Plastic particles that look alike natural food are more likely to be swallowed Green sea turtles are mor...

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Highest concentration of plastic particles at depths of 200 to 600 metersA newly published study in the jou...

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Researchers found plastics in every dead marine mammalResearchers from the University of Exeter and the Ply...

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Did you know that there is a new hand signal in the diving world? A group of Dutch divers, diving companies...

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Call for global "UN-plastic convention"The United Nations (UN) dedicates the Day of Species Protection on 0...

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Greenpeace: departure from disposable plastic now! A new report from the Center for International Enviro...

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Smallest plastic particles in the food chain A study by the University of Lund in Sweden shows that plas...

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IUCN study highlights major causes of plastic pollution Small plastic particles washed out of synthetic ...

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Remote places no longer untouched by trash Greenpeace activists have picked up an assortment of oceanic ...

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More funds to be allocated to oceanic research In the coming years, the focus of research will be on The...

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More than one ton of fishing nets have been recovered near Sylt in the North Sea by divers from Ghost Fishi...

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Since April 16th, the Greenpeace ship Beluga II has been underway on a new journey to publicise the growing...

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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) announced the Year of Science 2016/17, with the motto...

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Seabirds aren't the only animals that are threatened by the bane of microplastics. In two separate studies,...

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