Oceans Ottawa calls for new ghost gear proposals June 14, 2021 $10 million set aside in federal budget for new and ongoing projects
Pollution Ontario making it easier to report polluters May 21, 2021 New website allows uploading of photo and video evidence
Community action B.C. cleaning up coasts this summer May 13, 2021 More than $9.5 million will be used to clean shorelines and remove approximately 100 derelict vessels
Micro-plastic Free academy to provide ocean plastics education April 22, 2021 Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF) has launched EPIC Academy, a free online program that will provide knowledge about ocean plastic pollution
Oceans Florida company to investigate BC shipwreck April 6, 2021 The federal government awarded a $7-million contract to Resolve Marine Group to do a technical assessment of the MV Schiedyk
Community action Program aims to keep butts off the ground March 18, 2021 Aims to divert hundreds of thousands of butts each month from the ground and landfills
Micro-plastic Study finds microplastics pervasive in Pennsylvania March 8, 2021 Microplastics in 100 percent of samples taken from 50 rivers, lakes and streams in Pennsylvania
Oceans Marine debris cleanup nets more than 125,000 tonnes March 4, 2021 B.C.’s largest coastal marine debris cleanup has resulted in over 127 tonnes of marine debris removed from B.C.’s central coast and Queen Charlotte Sound shorelines.
Micro-plastic 63 tonnes of ghost gear removed from Atlantic in 2020 January 15, 2021 About 63 tonnes of lost or discarded fishing gear was removed from coastal waters in Atlantic Canada in 2020. Lost, abandoned and discarded fishing gear,…
Oceans Textile fibers make up most of Arctic ocean plastic pollution January 13, 2021 Synthetic fibers make up approximately 92 percent of microplastic pollution found in near-surface seawater samples from across the Arctic Ocean. And about 73…
