Royal Society Open Science
Published February 27, 2019 17:01 ET (Brief from the Royal Society)
Researchers found that marine animals living in the six deepest parts of the ocean ingest man-made plastic fibres and synthetic particles. The results challenge the idea that the deep oceans are free from human impacts and man-made debris.

Lead author: Alan Jamieson, Newcastle University – alan.jamieson@ncl.ac.uk