Microplastics pollute eventhe most protected areas of our ocean
22 December, 2022
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The Galapagos Marine Reserve provides protection to close on 200 thousand square kilometres of our ocean. It lies 900 kilometres from the mainland and is not on any busy shipping lanes or industrial fishing waters yet, researcher, Jen Jones finds micro plastic in the water throughout the reserve.
Reportage: Simon Stanford
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UV-Foto: Johan Candert, Göran Ehlmé
Klippning: Helena Fredriksson
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