Plastic Pollution Plagues the Depths of the Mediterranean Sea
The depths of the Mediterranean Sea, often perceived as pristine and untouched, are now starkly marred by human waste. A recent study highlights the concerning reality that even the most remote ...
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Plastic Bags And Other Human Trash Found At Deepest Point Of Mediterranean Sea
The deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea is littered with literal trash, starkly highlighting how human activity is ...
The Deepest Point of the Mediterranean Sea: A Troubling Reflection of Our Waste Crisis
Humans have an unfortunate talent for mismanaging the significant amounts of waste we produce. While many of us may think we've successfully hidden our trash, a startling revelation has emerged from ...
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Scientists Make an Alarming Discovery at the Deepest Point of the Mediterranean
A team of international researchers has made a sobering discovery at the Calypso Deep, the deepest known point of the ...
Alarming Discovery: Human Trash Found at Deepest Point of the Mediterranean Sea
The floor of the Calypso Deep − a 5,112-meter-deep trench in the Ionian Sea − holds one of the highest concentrations of ...
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Israel’s Microplastic Crisis: Silent Threat to the Mediterranean and Our Health
Beyond the ecological tragedy, microplastic pollution has far-reaching economic consequences. Israel’s tourism industry —one of its economic pillars—depends on the pristine image of its beaches. A ...
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Marine litter has already reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea
“The Mediterranean is an enclosed sea, surrounded by humanity ... in line with the UN Global Plastics Treaty against plastic pollution, which is still pending approval. Even the papal encyclical ...
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Groundbreaking study finds huge amount of litter at deepest point in Mediterranean Sea
“Unfortunately, as far as the Mediterranean is concerned ... since 2016 Their study revealed that the deep sea was a “final sink” for pollution, the researchers said, highlighting the ...
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Trawling for Trash
Maria Damanaki, European commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries, says the novel effort is one of several action steps needed to reduce pollution and restore fish stocks in the Mediterranean.
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Plastic pollution in Mediterranean Sea threatens the health of our ocean
Record levels of pollution from microplastics threaten marine species, fisheries activities and human health. A new report from the WWF finds record levels of pollution from microplastics in the ...
Sanibel shell museum: A four-foot shell? That's right and it has some serious 'wing span'
Our special video series looks at some of the more unique shells at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel, ...
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Human-caused marine debris has already reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea
More information: Georg Hanke et al, Marine litter in the deepest site of the Mediterranean Sea, Marine Pollution Bulletin (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117610 ...