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ClearSeabirds in a flap: The ingestion of meso/macro marine debris, microplastics and oil/tar by marine and coastal birds in the United Arab Emirates
Researchers documented the first published data on solid marine debris, microplastic, and oil ingestion by seabirds in the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea, finding that multiple coastal and marine bird species in the Middle East regularly ingest plastic particles and petroleum residues.
Influence of Mesoscale Eddies on the Three-Dimensional Distribution of Microplastics in the Western North Pacific
Scientists found that swirling ocean currents called eddies control where tiny plastic particles collect in the Pacific Ocean, with some areas concentrating plastics as deep as 600 meters underwater. This discovery helps us better understand how microplastics spread through the ocean and could improve predictions of where these pollutants end up in seafood and marine ecosystems. Understanding plastic distribution patterns is important because microplastics can work their way up the food chain and potentially affect human health through the fish we eat.
From in-person to virtual engagement: Adaptations of a participative process for designing a marine litter public policy in Brazi
This paper describes the development and adaptation of the São Paulo Strategic Plan for Monitoring and Assessment of Marine Litter, Brazil's first public policy of its kind, from in-person to virtual participatory processes. It details how stakeholder engagement was maintained during the transition and the implications for marine litter governance.