Geography of Sewage Contamination in the Ocean
80% of the sewage produced by the global population makes its way into the world’s oceans untreated.
Stokes Drift Is Pushing Microplastics Towards the Arctic
A recent publication in JGR Oceans took a look at how the physical processes of oceans affect the distribution of micro plastics around the world.
What a Study of a 130-year-old Brain Coral Means for Open Ocean Health
A team of researchers at Princeton University were able to measure the nitrogen in the coral skeleton to analyze nitrogen pollution, and found it on a far lower level than what had been previously estimated.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is Much Larger Than Previously Thought
Researchers using surface trawl samples and aerial imagery surveys have calculated the amount of plastic debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Recent Efforts to Map and Cleanup the Ocean Garbage Patches
The Ocean Cleanup has recently sent out a ship full of researchers and volunteers to help map and begin cleanup efforts on the Pacific Ocean garbage patch.