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Ingestion of degrading ocean plastics likely poses a substantial risk to the survival of post-hatchling sea turtles because the particles can lead to blockages and nutritional deficiencies, according to new research.
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The article discusses how micro plastics are causing many hatching and juvenile sea turtles to die before they reach productive age. The turtles eat the plastics as a food source and then die from a blockage or a nutrient deficiency. This can have devastating effects for the already endangered sea turtles.
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