Source: Oceanographic, 1/30/26
'Microplastic pollution in British seas has been found to be more than double what has been previously recorded, according to new data collected in a joint project between the University of Portsmouth and GB Row Challenge...While the findings represent a substantial change compared to previous measurements, researchers say that other factors, like differences in weather, sea state and samplings potentially could have stirred up microplastics that would have otherwise remained below the surface, in turn affecting the results.'