Even in some of the most isolated corners of the Pacific, plastic pollution has quietly worked its way into the food web. A large analysis of fish caught around Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu found ...

Researchers working across Island Nations in the South Pacific discovered that the plastics turning up in these fish were mostly fine fibers shed from textiles and fishing gear. Stacey Leasca is an ...

A new, widespread study of the global state of marine coral reef wilderness found that remote ocean wilderness areas are sustaining fish populations much better than some of the world's best marine ...