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More and More Plastic in the Pacific // Steeds meer plastic in Grote Oceaan

While perusing today's newspapers, I came across a very interesting article. It describes research that talks about how polluted our oceans are. Reading about the different sorts of plastic that sea birds ingest really made me stop and think about what humans are doing to the planet and it's oceans. It also made me want to share the article with my readers as the pollution of our oceans is something that should matter to all of us! I've translated the Dutch article to English and posted it below. Please excuse any translation errors. No copyright infringement is intended which is why I'm only posting a part of the translation here. More and more plastic in Pacific Ocean   Vancouver - More and more plastic is adrift in the waters of the Pacific Ocean according to Canadian biologists.  Researchers examining stomach contents of Northern Fulmar birds have found an alarming increase in plastic materials. The amount of plastic in the Pacific Ocean has almost reac...