A tentacled squid stuck in a fishing net is a messy problem for fishermen worldwide. Unfortunately, for a loggerhead turtle or a diamond stingray, getting tangled up in a net usually means death. But, new research seems to offers a potential solution to this problem. An affixing LED light to […]
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This Team Set a Record by Making the Largest Ocean Cleanup in History
On the 23rd of June last month, the Ocean Voyages Institute made history after they successfully cleaned 103 tons or 206,000 pounds of plastic garbage and fishing nets from the GYRE or the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The cleaning expedition lasted for 48 days and they set a new record […]