There is now so much plastic in the oceans it is likely that virtually every seabird has plastic in its belly if its feeding habits mean it mistakes plastic bits for food. The same is true for sea turtles, marine animals or fish. Jan Andries van Franeker, a biologist with the Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies at the University of Wageningen in Holland, said "I sometimes have this kind of dream or nightmare where those fulmars drop all of that plastic on an audience in big conference room like this. It would make a very clear statement." |
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