Ocean pollution

Plastic spends century on ocean surface, study finds
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Oxfordshire
Posted
31 October
Environmentalists reject water firm funding offer
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Dorset
Posted
27 October
Coastguard sinks two boats bought for £1 after rescue
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England
Posted
24 October
Dozens of beaches 'plagued' by washed up plastic discs
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Wales
Posted
22 October
The lost Lego still washing up after 28 years
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England
Posted
4 October
Beach clean-ups reveal 'ridiculous' pile of toys
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Dorset
Posted
27 September
Surf contest cancellation due to sewage 'a first'
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Cornwall
Posted
8 September
Olympian swims '3 peaks' in pollution campaign
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Swimming
Posted
25 August
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Boots on, bags ready and getting stuck in to NI's 'staggering' marine rubbish
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Northern Ireland
Posted
15 August
BBC uncovers lasting toxic legacy of cargo ship disaster off Sri Lanka
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Asia
Posted
27 July
Marine debris from US found on Isles of Scilly
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Cornwall
Posted
26 July
Seal campaigners welcome voluntary flying ring ban
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Cornwall
Posted
23 July
Assignment. Sri Lanka: The X-Press Pearl disaster. Audio, 27 minutes
How the sinking of a cargo ship in 2021 triggered an environmental crisis in Sri Lanka
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Airliner flies low over bay for oil spill exercise
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England
Posted
20 June
Divers struggle to remove 'ghost gear' from shores
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Tees
Posted
18 June
Basket Shark to raise awareness of sea pollution
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Cornwall
Posted
6 June
James Norton to take part in 10-hour charity swim
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Kent
Posted
6 June
Hundreds turn out for paddle out sewage protests
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England
Posted
17 May
Quality testing of Jersey's seawater to begin
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Jersey
Posted
11 May
Recycling gives unwanted fishing gear second life
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Cornwall
Posted
10 May
Rare Earth. How to Clean Up the Shipping Industry. Audio, 53 minutes
The shipping industry is a big polluter. Tom Heap and Helen Czerski search for solutions.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Damaged cargo ship being towed to Aberdeen
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UK
Posted
25 March
Volunteers urged to join beach clean events
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UK
Posted
15 March
No initial signs of pollution from ship collision
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Hull & East Yorkshire
Posted
14 March