‘Huge amounts’ of litter clog up EU waters. Will robots save the day?

Scientists and companies behind SeaClear2.0 and its predecessor SeaClear have developed a fleet of drones that can independently identify rubbish lying on the seabed.

The EU-funded initiative is helping tidy up the litter-filled sea floor, and could even be used to detect hidden mines.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260316-huge-amounts-of-litter-clog-up-eu-waters-will-robots-save-the-day?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#MarinePollution #Sea #Drones #Pollution #EU #SeaClear

‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/wellington-raw-sewage-leak-spill-water-new-zealand

#OceanPollution #MarinePollution #Pollution #Sewage

Thiên Cầm - bãi biển đẹp nhất Hà Tĩnh - đang bị biến thành nơi nhếch nhác vì rác thải tràn ngập. Rất đáng buồn cho cảnh quan tự nhiên ven biển! 💔🗑️🌊

#MôiTrường #BãiBiển #ÔNhiễm #HàTĩnh #ThienCam #RácThải #BảoVệMôiTrường
#Environment #Pollution #Coastline #Vietnam #BeachCleanup #MarinePollution #SaveOurBeaches

https://vtcnews.vn/rac-thai-tran-ngap-bai-bien-dep-nhat-ha-tinh-ar994667.html

#Wale und #Delfine sind stark mit langlebigen #PFAS belastet.

Eine neue #Studie aus #Neuseeland zeigt, dass selbst tief tauchende Arten wie #Pottwale vergleichbare Belastungen aufweisen wie küstennahe Tiere. Die #Chemikalien könnten das Immun- und #Fortpflanzungssystem der Tiere beeinträchtigen.

Auch in #Europa wurden PFAS bereits im Körper fast aller Menschen nachgewiesen.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/11/30/dolphins-and-whales-have-no-place-to-hide-from-forever-chemicals-warns-new-study

#meeressäuger #umweltgifte #marinepollution #biodiversity #environment #healthcare

Black Sea Stakeholders united for the Common Maritime Agenda

On 28 October the 3rd edition of the Black Sea Stakeholders Conference provided a forum for the blue…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #coastalregion #EUmacroregionalpolicy #EuropeanRegion #Latvia #LV #Marinepollution #maritimeeconomy #MaritimeSecurity #maritimetransport #Regionalcooperation #regionaldevelopment
https://www.newsbeep.com/230734/

Toxic ammunition is rotting away in the Baltic Sea. Germany wants to recover it before it’s too late.

Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of WWII munitions lie on the seafloor, leaking toxic compounds that are contaminating marine life and threatening the Baltic ecosystem.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250917-toxic-ammunition-is-rotting-away-in-the-baltic-sea-germany-wants-to-recover-it-before-its-too-late?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#BalticSea #MarinePollution #WorldWarII #Pollution #Munitions #Weapons #Germany #Environment

Heute vor 111 Jahren sank die SMS Mainz während eines ersten Seegefechts bei #Helgoland. Seitdem liegt der Marinekreuzer mit 4.500 kg #Sprengstoff in 30 m Tiefe auf dem Grund der #Nordsee – einer der Aufhänger für:

▶ Sven Bergmann & Philipp Grassel, #Mikroplastik und #TNT. Unterschiedliche Regime der Problematisierung von #Meeresmüll, #WerkstattGeschichte 85/2022, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/abstracts/nr-85-sven-bergmann-und-philipp-grassel

@histodons @historikerinnen

#histodons #envhist #envhum #Umweltgeschichte #MarinePollution

Calls to restrict use of glow sticks in fishing as thousands wash up on Queensland beaches https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-25/qld-glow-sticks-fishing-environment-beaches/105689440

#PlasticPollution #Fishing #Australia #Pollution #Plastics #MarinePollution