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Articles by Clare Fischer

Editorial and media officer at Marine Conservation Society. Co-author of 'How to Live Plastic Free'. 20 years as BBC Broadcast Journalist and Presenter. Weight Watchers PR and Area Manager, 24Dash Housing, Hereford Times, Radio Wyvern.

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Clare Fischer


Plastic bags can prove lethal to turtles and other marine animals

New report: number of plastic bags on UK beaches falls by almost half – so charging 5p for plastic bags works?

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The number of plastic carrier bags found on UK beaches in surveys carried out by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has dropped by almost half between 2015 and 2016. This is the lowest number reported in over a decade, and fantastic news for marine wildlife.

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Fancy kayaking around the Cornish coast to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society?

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That’s a basking shark’s fin, by the way – they grow up to 26ft long, but eat plankton rather than humans. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity, is behind a fantastic opportunity to see one of the most spectacular parts of the UK’s coastline from a kayak

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