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Mar 29, 2026

Papua New Guinea Faces Mass Marine Die-Off and Public Health Emergency from Ocean Contamination

Thousands of dead fish are washing ashore and residents are falling ill as officials investigate possible sources of toxic ocean contamination in Papua New Guinea.

Mar 29, 2026·1 source
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  • ▪Papua New Guinea sits at the heart of the Coral Triangle, a roughly 6-million-square-kilometer marine region
  • ▪Dead fish began washing ashore on New Ireland island in Papua New Guinea's New Ireland Province in December
  • ▪By January, reports of marine die-offs mounted across several coastal communities along New Ireland's east coast

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