Microplastics found in fish in Tuvalu, a remote South Pacific nation

Mongabay
Apr 7, 2026, 3:36 pm204 ptsTop
Tuvalu is a remote Polynesian nation made up of three reef islands and six atolls. Home to fewer than 11,000 people, Tuvalu is 1,100 kilometers (680 miles) from its nearest neighbor in Fiji. Yet dispite its isolation and small population, new research shows that the ocean ecosystems around Tuvalu are polluted…

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Microplastics found in fish in Tuvalu, a remote South Pacific nation

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