Microplastics contaminate spotted seal diets in remote Alaska waters - Alaska Native News

Microplastics contaminate spotted seal diets in remote Alaska waters - Alaska Native News

Spotted seals in some of the most remote marine areas around Alaska are consuming significant amounts of microplastics in their diets, according to a new University of Alaska Fairbanks–led study. The paper, published in the current issue of Marine Pollution Bulletin, analyzed the stomach contents of spotted seals harvested by subsistence hunters in the Bering and […]

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Environmental News Network - Microplastics Contaminate Spotted Seal Diets in Remote Alaska Waters

Spotted seals in some of the most remote marine areas around Alaska are consuming significant amounts of microplastics in their diets, according to a new University of Alaska Fairbanks–led study.