Ocean pollution tackled by Australian volunteers in the first World Ocean Day Down Under

New data gathered by citizen scientists is helping researchers understand more about plastic pollution in Australia's marine environments.

Volunteers have taken part in the first World Ocean Day Down Under event aimed at reducing plastic pollution Source: Supplied / Conservation Volunteers Australia

The results - compiled by Conservation Volunteers Australia and the CSIRO - show over three-quarters of litter collected from the nation's urban waterways and catchments is plastic.

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