Fish began to eat plastic debris in the seas – Market Leader

According to the British information resource Bi-bi-si, who lives in the oceans fish start to adapt have plastic debris from an early age.

So the researchers from Sweden’s able to figure out that plastic waste in large quantities fall into ocean waters, have become an integral part of the diet of sea bass. At the same time to eat these unhealthy foods, they begin to practice, while still a fry. Suitable material has been placed in them a scientific almanac Science.

The result of the consumption of plastic become impaired development, reduced strength and leads to the fact that the bass becomes easy prey for predators. In this regard, the researchers called on manufacturers of cosmetics -. Abandon the use in the manufacture of its products plastic granulate

As noted by resource – this is not the first signal of the high contamination of the world’s oceans by plastic waste. Last year the results were published, according to which for the year in the world’s oceans is reset to 8 million tonnes of waste.

As you know, the plastic quickly breaks down into small particles being under the influence of sunlight and salt water. In addition, the wave also actually plastic is ground into flour

The pieces, which does not exceed 0.5 cm square size are called -. “Microplastics”. Under the same definition encompasses and microgranule used cosmetics manufacturers in cleansing creams and other similar facilities.

Experts in biology and previously suspected that such small fragments can accumulate in fish and poisoning them from the inside.

Scientists from Sweden conducted experiments on fry grouper. They specifically studied how fast growing fry, depending on how much plastic waste in the food it consumes.

They found out that if the fish are developed in pure water, more than 95 percent of the eggs converted to fry. Where the water was contaminated plastic waste, rates decreased by almost 15 percent.

At the same groupers born in contaminated water were much lower than normal, the speed of movement has also been low. In addition, they are very hesitant to navigate in space. It tells the head of the scientific team Una Lonnshtedt, worker at the university, which is located in Uppsala.

encounters with predators, healthy individuals in half of the cases remained alive in the first days of life. Born in contaminated water killed a hundred per cent for the same period of time.

In addition, the scientists also managed to get quite unexpected results, according to which the fry tastes have changed, depending on the habitat. According to the aforementioned scientist was of fry to consume plankton. Nevertheless, they continued to eat plastic. From this he concludes that the plastic somehow attracts fish. He admits that the case here or in the chemical composition or the physical attractiveness of the plastic particles. One of these factors and causes the fry have plastic waste.

Experts in this regard, note that in recent years in the Baltic basin considerably decreased the population of sea bass, pike. The reason for that – significantly reduce the survival rate of young animals. So they suggest that if the plastic really so depressing effect on fish, it is possible the negative impact of littered would be much more serious than previously assumed.

As noted, in the United States have now banned the cosmetic companies to apply in the manufacture of plastic granules scrubs. On the territory of the European Community are also a lot of people in favor of introducing a similar ban.

According to the Swedish scientist, especially plastic particles are used in beauty products. Therefore, no danger but the subjective, the rejection of their application is not.

Some government officials from Britain also expressed the need to ban the use of plastic granulate. Next week examination of the problem would have to pass in the Parliament’s Environmental Committee.

In turn, British scientists believe that most effectively clean ocean water from a plastic garbage can by installing doghouses in the coastal zone. Scientists working at Imperial College London, published their study not so long ago. After extensive tests, researchers came to the conclusion that it would be the most effective placement of garbage collectors just at the coastline. At the same time, they believe that the most effective is to set traps off the coast of China and Indonesia. If this can be done, it has lead to big problems for the next decade can be caught around a third of all rubbish floating in the oceans.

The researchers also noted that the high level of world ocean pollution by plastic waste in the near future and of people. Currently, about 25 percent of the fish grown in natural conditions, environmentally unsafe. In the future, the situation will only be exacerbated even more.