Fish That Eat Plastic Mining the Ocean Floor
  No. 175, March 11, 2021
Hello Revelator readers,
Consumption of plastic by fish has become a dangerous problem. A new study reveals what kinds of fish are most likely to consume the chemical-laden waste — and the list includes hundreds of species people depend on for food.
Electric vehicle production has taken off, as has the need for batteries and the minerals to make them. But those minerals could soon be in short supply, and some corporations figure destructive deep-sea mining is the solution.
Does conservation focus too much on large, charismatic species? As one researcher in Bangladesh found, studying smaller carnivores can provide valuable insight — but it also required overcoming some professional hurdles.
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