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Whales in a Plastic Ocean | Changing Seas | Preview

Far out in the eastern Atlantic, the Portuguese island of Madeira rises from the depths of the open ocean. Despite its remote location, the archipelago is impacted by floating plastic trash. Researchers with MARE-Madeira study the effects plastics, and their chemical compounds, have on the health of marine mammals that frequent local waters.
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Preview Length 02:59 Premiere: 06/24/25

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