An event scheduled for this coming March will bring together stakeholders from around the world to draw up a roadmap for an equity-focused path to address marine plastics.
Researchers have created a map of oceanic "dead zones" that existed millions of years ago when the Earth's climate was two to three degrees warmer than it is now.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week confirmed the death of a male North Atlantic Right Whale calf near Morehead City, North Carolina.