Wildlife

£5.5 Million Cairngorms Wildlife Project Aims to Plant One Million Trees

Cleaner Seas June 2, 2020 0

Located in Northeast Scotland, Cairngorms National Park is the largest of its kind in the British Isles, but its wildlife has been threatened over the years, mostly due to a decline in trees in the area. This year, an initiative led by the River Dee Trust charity aims to plant one million trees

Wildlife

Can Coronavirus Infect Marine Mammals?

Cleaner Seas May 30, 2020 0

Coronaviruses (CoVs) can actually be found in different kinds of animals and they can cause neurological, respiratory and hepatic diseases among them.

Wildlife

How the Ocean Could be Our Biggest Ally against COVID-19

Cleaner Seas May 26, 2020 0

As scientists and medical experts rally to find a cure or vaccine against this deadly virus, they are now looking to the bottom of the ocean for possible answers.

Wildlife

Marine Life Thrives Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

Cleaner Seas April 22, 2020 Post a comment

After having people encroach on their natural habitat for decades, animals above land and below water are having a new lease on life.

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Coronavirus: The Sea and Its Marine Life Are Finally Getting a Rest Because of the Pandemic

Cleaner Seas March 23, 2020 0

Although the invention of ships and other marine vessels has been greatly beneficial to humans, the noise they bring to the oceans has been detrimental to marine life.

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Coronavirus: Deserted Beach in the Philippines Is Now Teeming With Pink Jellyfish

Cleaner Seas March 18, 2020 0

Now that there are no people around their natural habitat, this population of pink jellyfish no longer feels threatened, making them rise to the surface.

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Plastic Waste: Research Says That Our Plastic Waste Is Harming Sharks and Rays

Cleaner Seas November 10, 2019 0

The problem with plastic waste has long been a cause of debate for many countries around the world. But while several efforts have been made to help lessen the world’s waste, hundreds of sharks and rays are still dying.

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Living Underwater: A Possibility?

Cleaner Seas October 3, 2019 Post a comment

For years people have looked up at the sky and wondered what it would be like to travel into space. The possibility of colonising another planet is exciting and fills us with a sense of immeasurable awe. But what if we turned our eyes a little closer to home?

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Will England Finally be Plastic-Free in 2020?

Cleaner Seas August 7, 2019

Currently, 316 million plastic drink stirrers, 4.7 billion plastic straws and 1.8 billion plastic-stemmed cotton buds are used in England each year. But starting April 2020, the government plans to eradicate the usage of these plastic products by restricting their availability.

Marine Pollution

Pantone’s Glowing, Glowing, Gone Campaign Reminds Us That Corals Are Dying

Cleaner Seas July 8, 2019

It all started with a documentary called “Chasing Coral” where a team from The Ocean Agency was able to film an extraordinary site in New Caledonia’s coral reef. The corals looked like they were glowing, but their rare vibrant colours weren’t because they were beautiful. It was a sign that they were dying.