France, May 23 -- Ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference in June, the research schooner Tara docked in Marseille for a day dedicated to tackling plastic pollution in the oceans.
With global plastic production doubling in less than 10 years, reducing it is key for protecting the ocean, according to findings at theReducing Plastics: A Vital Issue for the Ocean conference, held in Marseille on Monday.
French and European scientists and policymakers gathered at the Mucem museum in Marseille for the summit - organised by the Tara Ocean Foundation and the French branch of the Interparliamentary Coalition to End PlasticPollution.
"Today, we are facing a plastic crisis, which is a major crisis affecting the oceans and the environment in al...