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This is a terrible thing for a creature to go through. How common are cases like this, or is this more of a one-off?
by gpmcadam 8y ago
This is a terrible thing for a creature to go through. How common are cases like this, or is this more of a one-off?
- notacoward 8y agoNot uncommon at all. Every organization that has anything to do with marine rescue (including pelagic or shore birds) has to deal with this kind of thing routinely.
- gpmcadam 8y agoHow often is 'routinely'? Can you provide a source?
- stevenwoo 8y agoThere was an article on the front page recently where they found plastic particles in the cells of creatures in the Marianas Trench. It's plastic all the way down.
- gpmcadam 8y agoHow concentrated? Do you have a link to that article?
- stevenwoo 8y agoSorry I didn't see this when you posted but here are stories I found on the topic, the news doesn't cover concentration but does mention they found plastic in a higher percentage of samples versus earlier years surveys did not find nearly that much: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/deep-sea-creatures-mariana-trench-eat-plastic/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/02/deep-... source article: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.180667 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.1806... I distinctly remember reading the researchers made sure their probes and sensors were plastic free somehow before they sampled the digestive systems.