Plastic pollution and small juvenile marine turtles: a potential evolutionary trap

Published in Frontiers in Marine Science · View the paper (DOI)

A new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science reveals that small juvenile marine turtles from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean have a high incidence of plastic ingestion. Plastic ingestion is suspected to lead to mortality, malnutrition, and chemical contamination. The types of plastic ingested vary between the two study sites...