Swedish salmon sales 'breached ban'
BBC | 08 May 2013
Firms in Sweden have sold about 200 tonnes of Baltic salmon in Europe despite an EU ban targeting toxic chemicals in fish.
 Atlantic Ocean | Fish | Water Pollution

Guadeloupe and Martinique threatened as pesticide contaminates food chain
Guardian Unlimited | 06 May 2013
On 15 April more than 100 fishermen demonstrated in the streets of Fort de France, the main town on Martinique, in the French West Indies. The contamination caused by chlordecone, a persistent organochlorine pesticide, means their spiny lobsters are no longer fit for human consumption. The people of neighbouring Guadeloupe are increasingly angry for the same reason.
 Atlantic Ocean | Fisheries | Water Pollution

How Is Fukushima's Fallout Affecting Marine Life?
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 03 May 2013
The Fukushima nuclear disaster delivered an unprecedented amount of radioactivity into the sea over a relatively brief time. How did that pulse of cesium and other radioisotopes make its way through the marine food chain?
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Water Pollution

WHOI to Host Public Event on Fukushima, the Ocean, and Human Health
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 02 May 2013
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will host a free, public forum exploring the impact of Fukushima on the ocean and human health on May 9, 2013.
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Water Pollution

Study: Source of organic matter affects Bay water quality
EurekAlert | 24 Apr 2013
(Virginia Institute of Marine Science) A study led by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science reveals that organic carbon in runoff from urbanized landscapes is more likely to persist as it is carried downstream, thus contributing to low-oxygen "dead zones" in coastal waters.
 Atlantic Ocean | Research | Water Pollution

Coatings company to phase out lead chromates
World Fishing | 21 Apr 2013
Marine coatings company Jotun has announced that it plans to phase out lead chromates from all of its paint and coatings formulations.
 Water Pollution

Pollution may 'wipe out' a generation of seabirds
The Independent UK | 17 Apr 2013
An entire generation of seabirds could be wiped out on a section of the British coastline after hundreds were found dead last week, wildlife authorities have warned.    
 Atlantic Ocean | Seabirds | Water Pollution

Birds killed 'by same sticky agent'
BBC | 15 Apr 2013
Experts say the sticky substance that has killed hundreds of seabirds is almost certainly the same as that which affected scores in February.
 Atlantic Ocean | Seabirds | Water Pollution

RSPCA rescues dozens of birds covered in sticky substance
The Independent UK | 12 Apr 2013
Dozens of birds have been recovered from beaches in the south west covered in an oily substance, three months after more than 300 birds were affected by oil pollution, suspected to have seeped from chemical tankers.     
 Atlantic Ocean | Seabirds | Water Pollution

Gulf of Mexico can 'self-deep-clean'
BBC | 09 Apr 2013
Scientists reveal new insights into how the Gulf of Mexico's natural processes degraded oil-related compounds after the Deepwater Horizon spill.
 Atlantic Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Water Pollution