Plastic in guts of Steelhead from the Vedder River

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Marine microplastics problem in N.L.: MUN scientist
Scientist says most of the plastic found off our shores is local
By Lindsay Bird, CBC News Posted: Oct 17, 2016 3:07 PM NT
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfo...e-microplastics-in-nl-mun-scientist-1.3169174

 

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Monday October 31, 2016
Oceans 'absolutely choked' by plastic bottles and microplastic fibres
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/...tic-bottles-and-microplastic-fibres-1.3826476

 

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Microplastics found in supermarket fish, shellfish
Researchers say it's too soon to say what impact this has on food safety
By Brandie Weikle, CBC News Posted: Jan 28, 2017 5:00 AM ET
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/microplastics-fish-shellfish-1.3954947
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/mar...or-10/pdf/GESAMP_microplastics full study.pdf
http://www.gesamp.org/data/gesamp/f...Studies_93/gallery_2542/object_2832_large.pdf

 

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B.C. researchers race to find the source of microplastics choking the world's oceans
Groundbreaking research into one of the world's most complex pollution problems is underway at B.C. labs
By Greg Rasmussen, CBC News Posted: Mar 11, 2017 2:00 AM PT
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-microplastics-research-1.4017502
https://rochmanlab.com/publications/

 

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Journey into the Plastisphere
Plastic marine debris is one of the world’s newest ecosystems, and scientists have just begun to understand how microbes are settling into their new island homes.

by Shanna Baker
Published March 29, 2017
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-long/journey-plastisphere

 

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litterbase - Online Portal for Marine Litter
http://litterbase.awi.de/
http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/96/bok%3A978-3-319-16510-3.pdf

 

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Plastic pollution reaches the final frontier
Atlantic surface circulation transports high loads of plastic debris to remote Arctic waters.
Apr 19, 2017
https://discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en/article/353/plastic-pollution%0areaches-the-final-frontier

 

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'They all have plastic inside them': New film explores our impact on Pacific albatrosses
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens...s-our-impact-on-pacific-albatrosses-1.4129387

 

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The Smog of the Sea (Trailer)

 

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1640430445989997

 

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Humans have produced 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic, researchers say
Most plastic has already made its way to landfills and oceans
By Nicole Mortillaro, CBC News Posted: Jul 19, 2017 2:00 PM ET
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/humans-produce-billions-tonnes-plastic-1.4210279

 

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Fish Actively Consume Marine Plastic Debris As It Smells Like Food
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-an...marine-plastic-debris-as-it-smells-like-food/

 

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Take Three Guesses At What Researchers Just Found At The North Pole
http://www.iflscience.com/environme...ollution-the-furthest-north-of-any-ocean-yet/

 

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Plastic Nanoparticles Build Up In Fish Brains And Alter Their Behavior
http://www.iflscience.com/environme...d-up-in-fish-brains-and-alter-their-behavior/

 

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1447221918659200

 

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154898696040787

 

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1714057525293226

 

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If You're Eating Shellfish, You're Eating Plastic
by Ken Christensen KCTS9/EarthFix | Sept. 14, 2017 1:40 p.m. | Updated: Sept. 18, 2017
http://www.opb.org/news/article/oysters-with-a-side-of-microplastic

 

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Researchers gather to curb global plastic pollution crisis
Metro Vancouver hosts forum aimed at reducing waste, plastic pollution
By Jon Hernandez, CBC News Posted: Nov 01, 2017 1
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...urb-global-plastic-pollution-crisis-1.4383284

 

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Sea creatures SEVEN miles down are eating plastic: Tiny crustaceans in the Pacific found to have microscopic fragments in their stomachs

• Sea creatures in the deepest parts of the ocean have plastic in their stomachs
• Crustaceans almost seven miles down are eating plastic, according to scientists
• Dr Alan Jamieson, who led the study, called the results 'immediate and startling'

By Victoria Allen, Science Correspondent For The Daily Mail

Published: 23:12 GMT, 15 November 2017
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...SEVEN-miles-eating-plastic.html#ixzz4ybUc2JqO
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