Rock Quarry Beach, Kahili Beach, Kaua'i, August 2018

It is estimated that half of all sea turtles have ingested plastic and that this pervasiveness is affecting their reproduction. Sea turtles choke and are hurt internally from eating the plastic pieces. Like sea birds, they too die from starvation when their stomachs are full of plastic (photo by Elizabeth Weber) https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/ocean_plastics/

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It is estimated that half of all sea turtles have ingested plastic and that this pervasiveness is affecting their reproduction. Sea turtles choke and are hurt internally from eating the plastic pieces. Like sea birds, they too die from starvation when their stomachs are full of plastic (photo by Elizabeth Weber) https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/ocean_plastics/