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| Holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Caribbean Posted: 02 Aug 2021 07:39 PM PDT New research has resulted in the first holistic assessment of marine and land-based plastic pollution in the Southern Caribbean and some of the environmental and human factors which might influence its distribution. |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2021 08:49 AM PDT A new study points to a strong 'edge effect' in marine protected areas (MPAs), sharply reducing by 60 percent the fish population living up to 1 - 1.5 km within the MPA. This significantly diminishes the effectiveness of the MPA. Most of the damage stems from fishing pressure around the MPAs. |
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