Study assesses plastic pollution in BC waters

Raincoast’s Misty MacDuffee speaks with CFAX

ByMisty MacDuffee, Wild Salmon Program Director

A new study has estimated that the inshore waters of coastal BC are filled with approximately 36,000 pieces of garbage, most of which is plastic.  CFAX host Adam Stirling speaks with Raincoast’s Misty MacDufee about the study and what it means for marine animals.

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Misty MacDuffee is a biologist with Raincoast's wild salmon program. She has spent over 20 years working in watersheds on BC’s coast advocating for the protection of salmon-based ecosystems. Misty’s work focuses on salmon management and the need to consider whales, bears and other wildlife within fisheries management.
More about Misty.