Beach goers at a South African beach on Saturday rescued three small seal pups from the clutches of a man-made danger — a fishing net. The amazing rescue happened in the West Coast National Park in South Africa.

'What animals go through,' beach goers rescue three seal pups caught in fishing net. Watch video here

Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning container ship hit the coast and threaten to devastate the local environment, a top environment official warned Saturday.

Sri Lanka faces marine disaster as waves of plastic from burning ship wash ashore

As many as 14 million tonnes of plastic pieces less than 5 mm wide are likely present at the bottom of the oceans, a new research estimated. CSIRO, Australian government's science agency, collected and analysed cores of the ocean floor taken at six remote regions nearly 300 km off the nation's southern coast in the Great Australian Bight, reported The Guardian.

Plastics weighing 14 million tonnes likely present at bottom of oceans: Study

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'What animals go through,' beach goers rescue three seal pups caught in fishing net. Watch video here

Sri Lanka faces marine disaster as waves of plastic from burning ship wash ashore

Plastics weighing 14 million tonnes likely present at bottom of oceans: Study