These posts are about plastics and plastics exposures in dolphins and their prey.
Every Breath They Take? New Study Suggests Dolphins are Inhaling Plastics A member of the SDRP research team holds a petri dish over a dolphin's blowhole to collect a breath sample during a health assessment. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have detected microplastic particles in the
Paper Provides New Insights on How Microplastics are Moving From Prey to Predator A new research paper based on studies conducted in Sarasota Bay is providing insights on how microplastics are moving from prey to predator — indicating that dolphins are ingesting microplastics contained in the fish they eat and potentially providing
Creating Monofilament Collectors to Help Save Dolphins from Entanglement Did you know that monofilament fishing line can take up to 600 years to decompose and that it takes even longer for braided fishing line? More than a decade ago, scientists from SDRP, along with Mote Marine Laboratory,
Studying the Impacts of Plastics and Plastic Compounds in Sarasota Bay Dolphins The oceans are estimated to contain more than 170 trillion plastic particles — with more than 90% classified as microplastics less than 5mm (about the size of a pencil eraser). While impacts from marine life
Study Finds Evidence that Dolphins are Ingesting Microplastics A new study in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Marine Science has found evidence that members of the Sarasota Bay dolphin community are inadvertently ingesting microplastics as part of their diet — a finding that has implications for another long-lived apex predator that eats seafood:
One of the simplest ways to help wild dolphins — and all other marine life — is to make sure you’re not leaving plastics or other trash in our waterways or allowing garbage to blow into the water from land or from boats. Another is to remove trash from our environment when you spot
