Marine animals eating more plastic in all Australian oceans

15 May 2025 • 5 min • EN
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The alarming story of the birds with so much plastic inside them you can hear it has made headlines Australia this week.   But the shearwaters of Lord Howe Island are only the tip of the so-called 'plastic berg' in Australia's oceans, and researchers have warned the problem is accelerating rapidly. Guest: Dr Jennifer Lavers, Marine scientist and Coordinator of Adrift Lab Producer: Rob Kelly 

From "Radio National Breakfast — Separate stories podcast"

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