Tag: Ocean
The Strait of Malacca, key oil trade chokepoint, links Indian and Pacific Oceans
If Strait of Malacca were blocked, half of world’s shipping fleet would have to reroute Nearly one-third of the 61 per cent of total global petroleum and other liquids production that moved on maritime routes in 2015 transited the Strait of Malacca, the second-largest oil trade chokepoint in the world after the Strait of Hormuz, according […]
Plastic marine litter has huge impact on marine wildlife – study
Fishing gear like nets, fishing line and buoys pose greatest threat to marine wildlife, followed by plastic bags For the first time, scientists have quantified the impact of plastic waste and trash on marine wildlife around the world. The study found that nets, fishing line and buoys were found to pose the greatest overall threat to marine wildlife, […]
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