Tag: oceans

In many offshore oil and gas settings, oilfield waste is simply being dumped right into the ocean.

This phenomenon signals a dire warning about the escalating impacts of climate change on these vital underwater ecosystems.

The investigation reveals that the ocean floor is besieged by up to 11 million tons of plastic waste, a figure that dwarfs the quantity observed on the water's surface.

One of the big reasons for the recovery is that sea otters love to eat the marsh crabs who were devouring the coastal ecosystem’s plants.

Officials said the leak might be from the Main Pass Oil Gathering Company's (MPOG) pipeline system off the coast of New Orleans.

Researchers examining the ocean off the east coast of North America found that the water's surface was 13.8°C, or 14.8°F, hotter than the average temperature between 1981 and 2011.

The amount of gear lost annually includes more than 25 million traps and pots and almost 14 billion longline hooks.

“Whether it is a lack of resources by relevant national authorities, or flaws in EMSA’s accountability system, bilge dumping remains an uncomfortable and toxic reality in our oceans.”

A study published in 2020 that concluded that the U.S. is the largest global source of plastic waste, including plastics shipped to other countries that later are mismanaged.

A new study calculates for the first time how much of that waste is ending up in the oceans and what it is doing once it gets there.