Soft plastic villain of the sea turtle: Australian researchers

Australian researchers said on Tuesday that 36 percent of the turtles in the marine litter, soft plastic as the main villain of.

Scientists from the University of Queensland sea turtles washed survey Moreton Bay in Brisbane's eastern region has established a four-year period.

The latest research published in a plan for the launch of earth observation - "the plight of sea turtles is in the" Federation Square in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Marine scientists, Dr. Kathy Townsend, who is part of the project, said the project's results show that for sea turtle mortality of marine litter problem is more than 17 times higher than the previous two per cent of the recommendations.

"Turtle was found to have eaten most of the plastic items, but the most common items, eating soft plastics, such as plastic bags, lollipops, and hard-worn plastic," Dr Townsend on Monday told ABC News.

"Using the ratio of soft plastic - plastic bags, bait bags and cling film - the turtles found in hard plastic intestinal content compared to the proportion found in the environment increased significantly."

She said this showed that the soft plastic turtle food choices, as some people talk.

Earthwatch Australia, Richard Gilmore, the Executive Director said the new research and the work of Dr. Townsend stressed the need for greater community impact of marine litter.

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