Lax global laws won’t stop ocean pollution

Durban — A University of KwaZulu-Natal graduate is concerned that local and international laws are lax and inadequate against the proliferation of microplastic pollution in the world’s oceans.With scientific evidence showing that minuscule pieces of plastic, invisible to the naked eye, affected the growth and reproductive health of marine organisms, Vincent Piki, who graduated with a Master’s degree in Maritime Law from UKZN this month, also expressed concern about its impact on humans.Piki focused his Master’s research project on the gaps in laws worldwide that enabled the…