Scripps News Archive en-us http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/ Scripps News Archive RSS Feed (Latest Releases) Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD webmaster@sio.ucsd.edu (Scripps Web Operations) ScrippsNews xmlfeed v1.0 Plastic Trash Altering Ocean Habitats, Scripps Study Shows http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=1271 Sharp increase of small plastic debris in the 'Garbage Patch' could have ecosystem-wide consequences Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=1271 Scripps Study Finds Plastic in Nine Percent of 'Garbage Patch' Fishes http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=1174 SEAPLEX researchers estimate tens of thousands of tons of debris annually ingested by fish in middle ocean depths of North Pacific Ocean Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=1174 SEAPLEX: Scripps Cruise Returns http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=1016 Seeking the science of the Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch PRESS CONFERENCE Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=1016 SEAPLEX: Scripps Research Cruise http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=1015 Scientists in the Pacific Gyre studying ocean debris; will recount their expedition in Aug. 27 press conference Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=1015