Plastic waste has become ubiquitous pollutants in seas and oceans and can affect a wide
range of species. For some marine species, plastic debris could pose a considerable threat …

Plastic debris has become a major threat to the marine environment and wildlife. Sea turtles
are particularly vulnerable, and are known to ingest plastic debris globally; however …

Juvenile oceanic-stage sea turtles are particularly vulnerable to the increasing quantity of
plastic coming into the oceans. In this study, we analysed the gastrointestinal tracts of 24 …

The ingestion of plastic marine litter (PML) by sea turtles is widespread and concerning, and
the five species that occur in the southwestern Atlantic–green, loggerhead, olive ridley …

Ingestion of anthropogenic debris represents an important threat to marine turtle
populations. Information has been limited to inventories of debris ingested and its …

Abstract Twenty-four of 40 (60%) loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta post-hatchlings
(carapace< 9 cm) that died within 2 months of stranding on southern Cape beaches in April …

Ingestion of marine debris is an established threat to sea turtles. The amount, type, color and
location of ingested plastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of 55 sea turtles from Pacific …

Currently, plastics are recognized as a major pollutant of the marine environment,
representing a serious threat to ocean wildlife. Here, we examined the occurrence and …

Marine plastic debris is a global problem that is threatening marine biodiversity. Different
marine organisms have been exposed to the lethal and sub-lethal effects of this problem …

Pollution from anthropogenic marine debris, particularly buoyant plastics, is ubiquitous
across marine ecosystems. Due to the persistent nature of plastics in the environment, their …