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Why baby fish are eating microplastics

Why baby fish are eating microplastics

FromWSL PURE | One Ocean


Why baby fish are eating microplastics

FromWSL PURE | One Ocean

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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Learn why baby fish are eating microplastics with Jamison Gove, PhD, Oceanographer at NOAA.


Check out the stunning imagery here - “Baby fish have started eating plastic. We haven’t yet seen the consequences” https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/05/microplastics-impact-on-fish-shown-in-pictures/


See more about how “Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries” https://www.pnas.org/content/116/48/24143 https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/users/332186-jamison-m-gove/posts/56442-prey-size-plastics-are-invading-larval-fish-nurseries


To help track coral bleaching in Hawaii, check out https://Hawaiicoral.org

Learn how “Hunting Wild Pigs Could Save Hawaii’s Coral Reefs” https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=jCEdBoONo2k&feature=emb_title



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Released:
Feb 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (47)

Our mission to protect our one ocean starts with becoming informed. In this series of enlightening and engaging conversations, WSL PURE’s Reece Pacheco speaks with activists, artists, athletes, and academics, about ocean conservation, sustainability, and how we can all take action to save our seas.