One-Third of Pacific Island Fish Contaminated With Microplastics

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By By Johnny SturgeonJan 28, 2026, 7:00 pm98 pts
Ahead of February’s Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, new data reveals the contamination rate of Fijian fish far exceeds worldwide averages. By Johnny Sturgeon From the coral-covered coastlines of Tonga to the remote sandy atolls of Tuvalu, microscopic synthetic fibers are infiltrating the region’s…

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