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| Plastic that looks similar to a sea turtles favorite snack, jellyfish. |
I have always loved sea turtles since I was little. To me, they are just amazing creatures. For my Independent Research Project, I will be doing researched based on plastics inside sea turtles. A lot of people know that a sea turtles favorite snack is jellyfish which looks a lot like a plastic bag. So far, just doing a few searches on the internet, there is a huge majority of turtles that have inhaled plastic bags which just makes me wonder how many other plastics they inhale. Although I pretty much know what topic I want to do, I'm absolutely clueless as to where to start. If any of you have suggestions feel free to spill them out! I could definitely use some advice.
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| When this sea turtle was a baby, it was stuck in a plastic soda wrap. As it grew, its body formed around the plastic. |
Great job Jenna--this is what the blog is for--to help you and to learn from you. While you have included some great pics of plastics and turtles--what is already known about the plastic problem with sea turtles? See if you can find any references about this topic--whether online or in the online library. You will need these references in your poster. It might also help you to learn the materials/methods other researchers have used to study the problem with ocean plastics and sea turtles.
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