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Ingested marine debris
| Ingested marine debris, namely plastic, is a serious threat to the
survival of seabirds & turtles. An excellent example are albatrosses
at Midway Atoll, which feed
upon surface-dwelling squid or buoyant flyingfish eggs. Adults
accidentally swallow plastic then fly home to feed their chick via
regurgitation. Unfortunate youngsters end up with more plastic
then food in their stomach and lack sufficient nourishment to survive if
they are unable to expel those pieces. Carcasses of dead chicks usually reveal a load of
multicolored plastics, including lighters, bottle caps, toys, glow
sticks, tampon applicators, etc.
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