“If they get a piece of plastic, that could be it. A single thread in the stomach of a larval fish is potentially a killer.” On the left, fish food. On the right, plastic.A dollop of surface ...

“If they get a piece of plastic, that could be it. A single thread in the stomach of a larval fish is potentially a killer.” Fish that ingest plastic and survive raise other concerns, Parker ...

Plastic bags are yet another hazard to the fish, as they float near the surface of the water and can cause the animal to choke or clog its stomach if consumed. Although divers are known to encounter ...

The individual contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ... on the whale found a large plastic bag in its main stomach with associated ulcers, according to the agency.

Aquarium staff performed an autopsy on the turtle to examine the stomach contents, and found two plastic bags in its ... Leatherback turtles feed on jelly fish, but tend to gobble up just about ...

For starters, it would certainly seem difficult to maintain both functions simultaneously: saltwater is alkaline, so when fish swallow their weight in water to inflate, they could run the risk of ...

These folds are important because when the stomach fills up with water, it can expand without rupturing. And puffer fish expand a lot. Up to three times their size. That's like if an average human ...