"The leatherback turtle can keep itself warm in cold water, dive over 1000 meters below sea level, travel thousands of miles and gulp down a Portuguese man-of-war but is threatened by the inert plastic shopping bag" - Mrosovky, N. 1987
The image above shows two containers- one with plastic bags (left), one with jellyfish (right). It is no wonder that sea turtles mistaken these bags for food. Image taken by Mike L. from the CMN
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