Despite concerns regarding the environmental impacts of microplastics, knowledge of the
incidence and levels of synthetic particles in large marine vertebrates is lacking. Here, we …

The ingestion of plastic by marine turtles is now reported for all species. Small juvenile
turtles (including post-hatchling and oceanic juveniles) are thought to be most at risk, due to …

Ocean contamination by plastics is a global issue. Although ingestion of plastic debris by
sea turtles has been widely documented, contamination by microplastics (< 5 mm) is poorly …

From July 2015 to November 2016, 96 post-hatchling sea turtles were collected from 118 km
of the Atlantic coastline in Florida, USA, including loggerhead, green, and hawksbill sea …

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

The presence of plastic in the environment is generating impacts on all habitats and has
become a major global problem in marine megafauna. Macroplastics can cause …

Microplastics are ubiquitous pollutants in the marine environment and a health concern.
They are generated directly for commercial purposes or indirectly from the breakdown of …

Plastic debris is now ubiquitous in the marine environment affecting a wide range of taxa,
from microscopic zooplankton to large vertebrates. Its persistence and dispersal throughout …

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 …

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 …