Plastic waste threat to marine life
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Science & environment: A nationwide clean-up of Britain's beaches is under way this weekend amid growing concern over  the threat from  litter to fish, birds, reptiles and marine mammals.
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The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) will vote on a resolution  to reduce marine plastic waste, Thurs. Feb. 8 during their meeting in  Santa Monica, Calif.
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Environmental group Greenpeace called on the European Union to ban the use of chemical plastic softeners in sex toys because they contained dangerous substances known as phthalates.
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The interplay between the oceans and atmosphere is changing, wiping out vast swathes of marine life, say scientists.
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For several decades researchers have studied toxin levels in Arctic peoples and wildlife and tracked pollution sources. Peter Ross is a marine mammal toxicologist with the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Sidney, British Columbia.
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The global fishing industry is increasingly trawling the high seas for bottom-dwelling fish  -  a practice environmentalists say is the world's most destructive business
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By Denis Cuff, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 19--SOS to California boaters: Watch for a stowaway shellfish that could wreak havoc to the state's environment and economy if you let it sneak aboard.
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Seabirds' blood can hold vital clues about the long-term ecological impacts of oil spills, researchers suggest.
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Farmed salmon have been found to accumulate much higher levels of chemical flame retardants than their wild counterparts, raising alarm that they might pose an increased cancer risk.
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Scientists have called for almost a third of the world's oceans to be turned into protected areas for marine wildlife - to maintain food supplies and stop damage to underwater habitats and wildlife.
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By EASTON, Paul  NEW ZEALAND scientists have met at the University of Otago to explore the threat more acidic oceans might pose to the health of marine life.
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By Gerrodette, Tim  HOW TO SAVE OCEANIC LIFE Marine Conservation Biology: The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity. Elliott A. Norse and Larry B. Crowder, eds. Island Press, Washington, DC, 2005. 470 pp., illus. $49.95 (ISBN 9781559636629 paper).
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The discovery of intersex fish --   males with some female characteristics, including some carrying   eggs -- in Washington's Potomac River is raising concerns about   pollution from chemicals that can affect hormones.
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By John M.R. Bull AND Patrick Lynch, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jun. 11--YORKTOWN -- The problems at the Navy's Cheatham Annex are so serious and extensive, federal environmental regulators in 2000 rated the threat to the human food chain at 96.06.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - Contaminated sediments in rivers and bays from coast to coast pose an environmental hazard, and while dredging reduces the sediment it doesn't always solve the problem, the National Research Council reported Tuesday.
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It is trying to protect its world-famous bounty of fish with marine protected areas.
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By Anonymous  In a new report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Center for Coastal Ocean Sciences has found a continuing decrease in toxic organic chemicals in mollusks, specifically mussels and oysters, collected at more than 230 sites nationwide.