Numerous Larval Fish Species, Often Just Weeks Old, Were Found to Have Plastics in Their Stomachs (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Numerous Larval Fish Species, Often Just Weeks Old, Were Found to Have Plastics in Their Stomachs

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Numerous larval fish species, often just weeks old, were found to have plastics in their stomachs, including mahi-mahi (top left), flying fish (top right), spearfish (middle right), jacks, (bottom right), triggerfish (two sizes, bottom left), and damsels (middle left).

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Image courtesy of Jonathan L. Whitney.

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