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Turning plastic waste on our beaches into vital scientific data

Posted by: Peter Barry, Posted on: 23 June 2026 - Categories: biodiversity, Invasive species, Monitoring
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Have you ever walked along a beach and noticed pieces of plastic waste washed up along the shore? Don’t walk past it. There might be valuable scientific data attached (as well as removing litter from the beach being the right …

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