Hermit crabs find new homes in plastic waste: Shell shortage or clever choice?
Ars Technica,
Enlarge / Scientists have found that hermit crabs are increasingly using plastic and other litter as makeshift shell homes. (cred…
Shocking amount of fishing gear is lost in the ocean every year — and it’s killing wildlife
ZME Science,
Nets, lines and hooks trap wildlife for years as they float in the ocean, sink or are washed ashore.
740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year
CSIRO Blog,
Each year, enough fishing line to circle the Earth 18 times is lost at sea. This not only harms marine life, but also the…
Plastic could be deadly for sea turtles because it smells like food - CNET
CNET News,
This could help explain why they get tangled in plastic so often, researchers say.