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Plastic plague intensifies on remote southern islands
http://climateandcapitalism.com/2018/10/09/plastic-plague-intensifies-on-remote-southern-islands/
Publisher: Climate and Capitalism
Date Written: 09/10/2018
Year Published: 2018
Resource Type: Article
A look at a report titled " Marine plastics threaten giant Atlantic Marine Protected Areas", which examines the alarmingly high concentrations of plastic on southern Atlantic islands and throughout the food chain.
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The amount of plastic reaching these remote regions has increased at all levels, from the shore to the seafloor. More than 90% of beached debris was plastic, and the volume of this debris is the highest recorded in the last decade.
Lead author Dr David Barnes from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) explains:
"Three decades ago these islands, which are some of the most remote on the planet, were near-pristine. Plastic waste has increased a hundred-fold in that time, it is now so common it reaches the seabed. We found it in plankton, throughout the food chain and up to top predators such as seabirds."
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