PLANET IN PERIL

EcoWatch Researchers from the University of British Columbia say that closing the high seas to fishing could help coastal fisheries, increasing catches by 10 percent. But our waters are now more polluted than ever, threatening the entire food chain. Story here.

The world's largest protected area is now four times the size of California. pic.twitter.com/lvtsbzXXJF — AJ+ (@ajplus) September 1, 2016

the guardian Found in beauty products, tiny pieces of plastic which can harm marine life will be banned from sale in the UK from the end of 2017, government will announce. Story here.

Laura Rance - Manitoba Co-Operator  Canola field - PinP photo. The world is full of customers who think they are special. Story here.

EcoWatch Aerial spraying of the pesticide naled in a South Carolina county, done in an attempt to prevent Zika-infected mosquitoes from gaining a foothold in the state, resulted instead in the massacre of millions of honeybees . Story here.

CommonDreams Marine heatwaves have killed whales, birds, sea lions, mangroves, and coral—and research suggests they are increasing as the climate warms. Story here.

Nature Marathon used as benchmark to judge safety of possible future host cities. Story here.

STAT  A strain of E. coli resistant to two last-resort antibiotics has for the first time been reported in the United States. Story here.

Manitoba Co-Operator A crop of field peas in the UK. Photo by  David Lally . Manitoba pea growers are getting a reminder of why they backed away from the crop in the first place. Story here .

the guardian Records of temperature that go back far further than 1800s suggest warming of recent decades is out of step with any period over the past millennium. Story here.

by George Monbiot What is salient is not important. What is important is not salient. The media turns us away from the issues that will determine the course of our lives, and towards topics of brain-melting irrelevance. Story here.