OSPAR’s Second Regional Action Plan for the Prevention and Management of Marine Litter in the North-East Atlantic (2022 – 2030) was adopted today. OSPAR has been at the forefront of international efforts to tackle the marine litter problem since the adoption of its first Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter (RAP ML ) (2014-2021). Through … [continue reading]
Marine Litter: 250m Long Plastic Pipe Removed from the North Sea
Over the years some unusual pieces of rubbish have been recovered from the ocean by our Fishing for Litter project. Last week the research vessel, Sanco Scorpio, made their own interesting find. While doing seismic survey work 129 nautical miles east-north-east of the island of Unst (Shetland) the crew of the Sanco Scorpio found a … [continue reading]