Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like a jellyfish snack, but it gives off a similar odour. This "olfactory trap" might help explain why sea turtles are prone to eating and ...

"But the fact that they're eating ... that many fish species ingested plastic particles. "We found tiny plastic pieces in the stomachs of commercially targeted pelagic (open sea) species ...

For newborn fish, to eat ... plastic.A dollop of surface water from the English Channel contains a shrimplike krill, about a third of an inch long; a smaller decapod crustacean; and an orange sea ...

There often are tiny bits of plastic in the fish and shellfish we eat. Scientists are racing to ... Debra Lee Magadini positions a slide under a microscope and flicks on an ultraviolet light.

Nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists today. More than five trillion pieces of plastic are already in the oceans, and by 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish ...

A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing sea life. While plastic has revolutionised ... there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish (by ...

For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic shopping bags. Fish eat thousands of tons of plastic a year, transferring it up the food chain to ...

Plastic fills our dumps, homes and oceans. Plastic pollution takes a huge toll on wildlife: More than 700 species, including sea turtles, fish and whales, eat plastic or get tangled up in it. Plastic ...

“This plastic causes significant ecological and socioeconomic disruption as it accumulates in oceanic gyres, coastal habitats, and is ingested by fish, sea birds, and marine mammals. “Micro-organisms ...

Marine animals and birds now regularly eat plastic, and so do humans. It is estimated that by 2050 there could be more plastic in the sea than fish. As the plastic piles up, fish disappear. Since ...

Regarding canned light tuna, the Environmental Defense Fund notes: "Children under six can eat ... fish, so limit consumption ...