ocean waste

Satellites used to monitor waste sites on Earth

A new computational system uses satellite data to identify sites on land where people dispose of waste, providing a new tool to monitor waste and revealing sites that may lead plastic into waterways.
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January 20, 2023, 8:00 AMJanuary 19, 2023

Campaign to remove plastic bottles from ships

International shipping association BIMCO is creating reusable bottles to replace about 1.75 billion single-use plastic bottles a year being used on board ships.
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November 23, 2022, 1:33 PMNovember 23, 2022

Beach Patrol calls for action to slash marine debris levels

A national volunteer community beach cleaning group is urging the Federal Government to act on ships dumping litter.
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November 22, 2022, 10:12 AMNovember 22, 2022

An Anindilyakwa Rangers crew recovers a ghost net from the Gulf of Carpentaria.

New funding to bust ghost nets

The Federal Government is supporting projects to address dangerous abandoned fishing nets known as ‘ghost nets’ along Australia’s northern coastline. Read More

October 10, 2022, 10:25 AMOctober 10, 2022

Satellites used in the fight against marine waste

Geospatial scientists have found a way to detect plastic marine waste on remote beaches that are not visible in conventional satellite images.
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February 8, 2022, 10:50 AMFebruary 8, 2022

Plastic waste is choking one of NT’s most culturally significant areas

Wessel Islands Archipelago could have some of the most littered beaches in the Northern Territory with Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers discovering tons of plastic waste washed ashore.
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January 24, 2022, 10:01 AMJanuary 24, 2022

Swimwear designer draws the line at fishing waste

An Animal Ecology graduate who has expanded her passion for the marine environment to designing swimwear made from recycled fishing waste is a finalist in a national competition for aspiring young female entrepreneurs.
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January 20, 2022, 9:16 AMJanuary 20, 2022