Analysing two decades of data on stranded turtles in the North East Atlantic, researchers have found that 14% of turtles were entangled in litter and 86% of those examined after death had ingested plastic. This study indicates the effect of litter on turtles that feed near oceanic islands. Coordinated stranding networks which report marine mammals washed ashore either because they are sick or injured or have died, provide a crucial tool for studying species in remote locations, say the researchers. Click here to read more