For decades, researchers have been documenting death by plastic in marine animals. They have reported it in the gastrointestinal tracts of nearly 1,300 marine species — including every species of sea ...

BEACH HAVEN, N.J. (CBS) -- A seal pup found snagged in plastic along the Jersey Shore is now recovering at a local animal rescue. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, a rescue and rehabilitation center ...

Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean. Researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa have recently discovered that ...

A nightmarish scene unfolded in the summer of 2023 across Los Angeles County beaches as hundreds of sick marine mammals washed ashore and became stranded in the sand. Beachgoers witnessed animals ...