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Fish mistaking plastic debris in ocean for food, study finds [1]

Fish may be actively seeking out plastic debris in the oceans as the tiny pieces appear to smell similar to their natural prey, new research suggests.

Publication Date: 
17/08/2017
Guardian (UK) [2]
Tags:
Water Pollution [3], Plastics [4], Fish [5], Marine Life [6], Marine Ecosystems [7]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/guardian-uk
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fish
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems