Large volumes of traps, nets and marine debris in sperm whale’s intestinal tract highlight plastic pollution’s threat to wildlife
This photo released by the Hawaii department of land and natural resources shows debris found in a dead sperm whale at Lydgate Beach in Kauai.This photo released by the Hawaii department of land and natural resources shows debris found in a dead sperm whale at Lydgate Beach in Kauai.Hawaii
“The presence of undigested fish and squid lends further evidence of a blockage,” she said in a news release from the Hawaii department of land and natural resources. The whale’s stomach was so large West’s team was not able to examine it completely. They suspect there was more material they were unable to recover.
Scientists say that more than 35m tons of plastic pollution is produced on Earth each year and about a quarter of that ends up in the water.Some of the plastic debris found in a dead sperm whale at Lydgate Beach.Seabirds can ingest as much as 8% of their body weight in plastic. Endangered Hawaiian monk seals and green sea turtles can get caught in plastic nets and die. Sharks and other apex predators eat smaller fish that feed on microplastic, which can then endanger their own health.
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