Fish larvae were found carrying microplastics before opening their mouths, according to a new study on early-life ocean ...

Plastic pollution has infiltrated oceans worldwide, with fish and marine life ingesting microplastics from bottles, bags, and ...

UC Davis researchers found plastic and fibrous debris in 25 percent of the fish sold in Indonesian and California markets. (Dale Trockel/UC Davis photo) Roughly a quarter of the fish sampled from ...

If you thought “empty calories” were bad for you, consider this: Plastic is ending up in the bellies of fish and other marine life — and it may not be an accident. A new study finds that anchovies ...

Trillions of barely visible pieces of plastic are floating in the world’s oceans, from surface waters to the deep seas. These particles, known as microplastics, typically form when larger plastic ...

In their earliest days, most ocean-faring fish actually reside in calm ribbons of water at the surface, taking advantage of the food and shelter they can provide. Unfortunately, these aquatic ...

This article originally appeared on The Revelator. Each year the amount of plastic swirling in ocean gyres and surfing the tide toward coastal beaches seems to increase. So too does the amount of ...