Study: Fish eat plastic waste because they like the smell

Marine fish don’t just gobble up plastic in the ocean accidentally. They’re actually drawn to eat it, because the algae that attaches itself to the surface of our plastic waste gives it an irresistible (for fish, anyway) rotten seaweed smell, says a study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. “I’ve heard both scientists… » Read More

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