That raises the odds that just hatched fish will mistake plastic bits for food and eat them. “The most critical moment is that first feeding,” Whitney said. “If they get a piece of plastic ...

If they die, there’ll be fewer big fish—and that could rattle the food chain. marine-plastic-ocean-fish-microplasticThe naturally oily surface slicks in which many ocean fish come of age are ...

One-fifth of the sampled fish contained microplastics — tiny pieces that often come from larger plastic debris as it degrades. The tests are detailed in a new report by scientists from the Autonomous ...