Plastic pollution in any environment is without doubt unsightly, but the proliferation of plastics – particularly microplastics, throughout the World’s ocean has greater implications for marine life and humans than aesthetics alone.
The Invisibility of Microplastic Pollution
Drawing Lines - Dynamic Ocean Management
Noisy Neighbours (in the Ocean)
‘Food for Thought’ (Ocean Fertilization)
‘Renewed Interest’ (Wave Power and the Environment)
Known unknowns (Life in the Mariana Trench)
Man-made Marine
The first recorded modern artificial reef came from Japan 500 years ago, where rubble and rocks were used to grow kelp. 180 years ago, logs were placed in coastal waters around South Carolina as fish aggregation devices. Today artificial reefs can be found throughout the world, very often placed - if not created - to fill a specific purpose.