Cleaning the ocean by searching the ‘net

OceanHero search engine users have helped recover 21 million ocean-bound plastic bottles

B.C. groups launch pollution awareness art project

Return-It, the Sea to Sky Arts Council Alliance, Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans and other local environmental partners and volunteers launched Diving In: The Art of Cleaning Lakes and Oceans, a travelling environmental art campaign to remove trash from local waters and educate the population on the importance of waste management

Feds introduce reporting app for lost fishing gear

Aim is to track and prevent ghost gear pollution

The ocean is full of tiny plastic particles – we found a way to track them with satellites

Plastic is the most common type of debris floating in the world’s oceans. Waves and sunlight break much of it down into smaller particles called microplastics – fragments less than…

Plastic pollution: scientists track a cargo spill from New York to Norway, reveal how currents disperse harmful substances

The blocking of the Suez Canal in March by a megaship named Ever Given delayed over 200 vessels laden with thousands of containers, serving as a reminder of the…

Ottawa calls for new ghost gear proposals

$10 million set aside in federal budget for new and ongoing projects

B.C. cleaning up coasts this summer

More than $9.5 million will be used to clean shorelines and remove approximately 100 derelict vessels

Free academy to provide ocean plastics education

Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF) has launched EPIC Academy, a free online program that will provide knowledge about ocean plastic pollution

Competition looking for solutions to ocean pollution

Hack the Planet competition searching for search ideas to tackle threats facing communities around the world, linked to ocean degradation and the climate crisis

Florida company to investigate BC shipwreck

The federal government awarded a $7-million contract to Resolve Marine Group to do a technical assessment of the MV Schiedyk