Researchers examined pilot whales stranded around Hawaii over 13 years; 3 had swallowed up to 12 pounds of marine debris, including as many as 35,543 pieces of plastic in a single stomach
- Pilot whales stranded around HawaiiMassive tangles of discarded fishing lines, ropes and plastic bags are harming marine life in the Pacific, with deep-diving whales swallowing thousands of plastic pieces in Hawaiian waters.
- A 13-year study of stranded short-finned pilot whales around the main Hawaiian Islands found that nearly 23 per cent of the animals examined had swallowed synthetic waste.
- Researchers at the Health and Stranding Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa found that three adult males had each swallowed up to 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) of ocean debris.
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- Pilot whales stranded around HawaiiMassive tangles of discarded fishing lines, ropes and plastic bags are harming marine life in the Pacific, with deep-diving whales swallowing thousands of plastic pieces in Hawaiian waters.
- A 13-year study of stranded short-finned pilot whales around the main Hawaiian Islands found that nearly 23 per cent of the animals examined had swallowed synthetic waste.
- Researchers at the Health and Stranding Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa found that three adult males had each swallowed up to 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) of ocean debris.
Sources: Times of India