Caroline Mowdy, Author at Oceana https://oceana.org We are Protecting the World's Oceans. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:40:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://oceana.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2021/05/cropped-cropped-Oceana_Icon_2Blue_RGB-01-32x32.png Caroline Mowdy, Author at Oceana https://oceana.org 32 32 VICTORY: Panama, Brazil, and US states take action against plastic pollution   https://oceana.org/blog/victory-panama-brazil-and-us-states-take-action-against-plastic-pollution/ Tue, 30 May 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=26014 Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats facing our planet today. Scientists estimate that two garbage trucks’ worth of plastic enter the ocean every minute. Plastics also pollute the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and even our own bodies. On top of all this, rapidly-growing plastic production and ... Read more

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]]> VICTORY: U.S. phases out destructive and deadly drift gillnets for good https://oceana.org/blog/victory-u-s-phases-out-destructive-and-deadly-drift-gillnets-for-good/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:52:59 +0000 https://oceana.org/?p=25055 Earning the nickname “walls of death,” swordfish drift gillnets are notorious for the damage they inflict on marine life. These mile-long, nearly invisible nets are set out at dusk and reach 200 feet below the surface of the ocean, remaining there for up to 12 hours. When the nets are retrieved at dawn, they might ... Read more

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