More and more sea turtles are suffering from 'Floater Syndrome', a
condition that inhibits them from diving for food or protection caused by
ingesting plastic
By Telegraph Video, video source Vimeo / The University of
Queensland
4:01PM BST 29 Mar 2016
Green Turtles should be happily and healthily swimming at home in the
water. However, due to an increased intake of plastic, more and more are beginning to suffer
with Floater Syndrome.
The ingested plastic creates a build up of gas in the turtle's system
- causing them to float.
In the past five to six years, new research has shown that the number
of marine species eating plastics or becoming entangled in them has increased
from 270 to almost 700.
Sea creatures’ increasing intake of plastic will ultimately have an
effect on the food chain, meaning plastic will end up on the dinner plates of
humans as it continues to wreak havoc on sea life, according to researchers
from the University
of Queensland
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