In February and March 2021, the research team took 17 water samples from the southern Weddell Sea to investigate the concentration of microplastics. Photo: Clara Leistenschneider The pollution of the Southern Ocean with microplastics has been significantly...
Microplastics have already been detected in sea ice and on the sea floor in Antarctica. The two Swiss scientists will find out whether this Antarctic fish – Triperophycis gilchristi (Grenadier cod) – has ingested the small particles. Photo: Kevin...