Scientists have demonstrated for the first time the devastating physiological and behavioural effects on fish exposed to the tiny bits of plastic pollution clogging the world's oceans.

Fish and plastic (Getty Images/Sergi Escribano) Facebook X Reddit Email Save As an agrarian civilization, almost all of what humans eat is farmed — with the notable exception of seafood .

Even trace amounts of pollution may cause biological harm, says a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers investigating the effects of the 2010 Gulf oil ...

Item 1 of 5 Fishermen sail at Lake Qarun in the Ezbat Soliman, while the lake is impaired by severe pollution caused by the unregulated activities of domestic, agricultural, and industrial waste ...

Fish on Prozac: chemical residues ... We wanted to study the effects of pharmaceutical pollution on freshwater fish. ... will harm male guppies over time. In laboratory experiments, ...

We already have a “dead zone” that reappears each summer, fueled by nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. These farms would directly release untreated fish waste, feed and other pollutants.

According to the suit, for more than 30 years the EPA has repeatedly failed to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service to ensure Washington state's ...

DETROIT — State health officials have issued a host of new warnings in their Eat Safe Fish Guides, manuals that help Michigan residents eat fish that contain fewer pollutants.