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Tangled plastic, fishing gear found in pilot whales a ‘stark reminder’ of ocean plastic pollution impact

A new study by University of HawaiК»i at MДЃnoa researchers found about 23% of stranded short-finned pilot whales throughout a 13-year period in the main Hawaiian Islands had large masses of the debris, essentially ocean trash, inside their stomachs.

Tangled plastic, fishing gear found in pilot whales a ‘stark reminder’ of ocean plastic pollution impact

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A new study by University of HawaiК»i at MДЃnoa researchers found about 23% of stranded short-finned pilot whales throughout a 13-year period in the main Hawaiian Islands had large masses of the debris, essentially ocean trash, inside their stomachs.

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