Sea turtle found dead after eating plastic waste

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Sea turtle found dead after eating plastic waste

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Plastic waste and a black liquid (assumed to be crude oil) are among the items found in the stomach of a green sea turtle carcass found on a beach in Thailand’s Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Sopon Thongdee, announced today that the veterinarian team found small plastic bags, ropes from fishing nets and a black liquid, similar to crude oil, in its stomach.

The dead turtle was a female, about 4-5 years old and weighs 10 kilograms.

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/sea-turtle-found-dead-after-eating-plastic-waste/

 

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[1Gringo]

what a shame.

[hotchilli]

When you see what's floating around the oceans now it's remarkable that anything survives.

Clear plastic when partially broken down becomes very pliable, in the ocean currents it moves looks very similar to natural foodstuffs for many species... they don't have a hope in hell.

[Nurseynutcase]

So very sad to lose another of these beautiful creatures.