Exposure to Microplastics by Marine Animals

Microplastics are found in many species intended for human consumption including invertebrates, crustaceans, and fish. Plastic particles are often found concentrated in organisms’ digestive tracts so that bivalves and small fish consumed whole are more likely to bring microplastics to the human diet. By stopping the creation of microplastics by physically extracting larger pieces of plastics that are either lying on the seabed or floating on the surface and being degraded by UV radiation, strong sea currents, and swells, in the shallow part of the ocean, we can intercept the plastics from reaching the human organism.