Books, Reports & Studies

Study Reveals Up to 11 Million Tons of Plastic Polluting Ocean Floors - CD 07.04.24 406755
New disease caused by plastics discovered in seabirds - Guardian 03.03.23 332888
'Plasticosis’: Characterising macro- and microplastic-associated fibrosis in seabird tissues - Journal of Hazardous Materials 03.03.23 332887
From Pollution to Solution: a global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution - UNEP 21.10.21 262338
Study: There is at least 10 times more plastic in the Atlantic than previously thought - National Oceanography Centre 18.08.20 214462
Welcome to the ‘plastisphere’: the synthetic ecosystem evolving at sea - Guardian 11.08.21 297862
Study: Plastics, pathogens and baby formula: What's in your shellfish? - University of California - Irvine 30.07.20 213161
Report: Big-name brands failing to address plastic pollution crisis, despite improved pledges - edie 19.06.20 212142
Mussel reefs heighten risk of microplastic exposure and consumption - University of Plymouth 18.05.20 207827
Report: marine waste management: recycling efficiency by marine microbes - MARUM 12.05.20 207339
Report: scientists find highest ever level of microplastics on seafloor - University of Manchester 30.04.20 207117
Plastic pollution reaching the Antarctic - British Antarctic Survey 28.04.20 205970
Faster-degrading plastic could promise cleaner seas - Cornell University 20.04.20 205328
Dumped fishing gear is biggest plastic polluter in ocean, finds report - Guardian 06.11.19 198754
Paddling in plastic: meet the man swimming the Pacific garbage patch - The Guardian 30.07.19 188370
It’s great that Blue Planet II is pushing hard on plastic pollution in the oceans – but please use facts, not conjecture - The Conversation 23.11.17 172706
New Documentary Helping Us See The Invisible Crisis of Plastic in Oceans - Films for Action 07.06.16 172707
Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea 10.12.14 172711
Marine plastic debris and microplastics: global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change – UNEP 16 .pdf 172712
The state of world fisheries and aquaculture – UN Food and Agriculture Organization 14 .pdf 172713
Ecotoxicological effects of dumped chemical warfare agents in the Baltic Sea -Thünen-Institute, Germany 172716
Report: Marine Plastic Littler on Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Impacts and Measures (Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment, 2017) 172717
Report: Microplastics in Fisheries and Aquaculture (Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, 2017) 172718
Report: International Coastal Cleanup (Ocean Conservancy, 2017) 172721
Report: Review Of the Current State Of Knowledge Regarding Marine Litter In Wastes Dumped At Sea Under The London Convention And Protocol (International Maritime Organization… 172725
Publication: The ocean plastics pollution challenge: towards solutions in the UK – (Grantham Institute Climate Change and the Environment, 2,016) 172730
Marine Plastics Pollution Policy and Position Statement (pdf) 172731
Eliminating Land-based Discharges Of Marine Debris In California: A Plan of Action from The Plastic Debris Project - USA 2006 172732
Cleaning Up Our Ocean: A report on ocean pollution from shipping-related sources in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (Pncima) on the British Columbia coast … 172735