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Conservation: Reef sharks are in major decline worldwide

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On: July 30, 2020

In: Animals, Climate Change, Energy, Food, Oceans, Science

Sharks are rarely seen at almost one in five of the world’s coral reefs, a major study has found. The crash in shark numbers, caused largely by over-fishing, could have dire consequences for corals struggling to survive in a changing climate, researchers have said. Sharks are top predators, playing aContinue Reading

Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040

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On: July 30, 2020

In: Climate Change, Oceans, Plastic, Pollution, Science, Water

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An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic is destined for our environment – both on land and in the ocean – by 2040, unless worldwide action is taken. That’s according to a global model of the scale of the plastic problem over the next 20 years. Dr Costas Velis from theContinue Reading