Microplastics are known to negatively influence feeding behavior, development, reproduction and life span of zooplankton and crustaceans.
Plastics, ocean trash a growing threat to sharks
A new study by Exeter University found that discarded plastic, derelict fishing gear and other man-made oceanic trash may pose a bigger threat to apex predators like sharks than previously thought. The paper was published in the latest issue of the journal Endangered Species Research. Entanglement—mostly involving lost or discarded fishing gear—is a “far lesser threat” to sharks and […]
