Monday, March 14, 2011

Small fish are ingesting plastic in Pacific garbage gyre

Southern California researchers have found evidence of widespread ingestion of plastic among small fish in the northern Pacific Ocean in a study they say shows the widespread impact of floating litter on the food chain.

 

Read more….. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/03/plastic-abundant-in-small-fish-in-pacific-garbage-gyre-study-finds.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GreenspaceEnvironmentBlog+%28Greenspace%29

 

Article courtesy of the Los Angeles Times-Green Space by Tony Barbosa