HONOLULU (KHON2) — Sea turtles are mistaking plastic for food, and it’s getting them sick. A new study published in the Journal Current Biology says sea turtles eat ocean-soaked plastic because it smells like food. Plastic items left in the ocean emit a chemical similar to one produced by phytoplankton, a common food source for […]
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