Net-works Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

10 Sep 2018

Plastic pollution like oil pollution: Boom technology full scale trial

There is a great deal of coverage of the full scale trial of the Boyan Slat boom technology (Ocean Clean Up) and its deployment in the Pacific Garbage patch. One wonders given the high level of fishing net amongst this debris whether a different – hook and catch technology – linked to a Net Works […]

24 Oct 2016

Marine Litter: It’s not enough just to measure it – Circular economy & solutions

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We are now aware of the problem of plastics in the environment and the global scale of marine pollution by plastics. There is a clear need to move beyond just measuring this litter whether it be on the beaches or at sea and there are now a growing range of actions developing to both prevent […]