Mincer said an abundance of plastic in the oceans has been a concern for scientists since at least the 1970s, but clearly, a solution is still needed. "The numbers are quite high worldwide.

courtesy Alvin ISD You might find turtles swimming Mustang Bayou in Alvin’s National Oak Park on any warm day, but you will only see the plastic, bathtub kind — 13,000 of them — there on one ...

A green sea turtle, now nicknamed "Lucky Duck," was rescued and brought to the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island with shark ...

Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off the coast of Argentina.

Sea turtles face plastic pollution peril Study warns that all seven species of marine turtle can ingest or become entangled in discarded plastic debris Date: October 9, 2015 Source: University of ...

A leatherback sea turtle was spotted near Haida Gwaii, a collection of islands off B.C.'s northwest coast, and ...

A baby turtle washed up onto the Florida coastline and died after eating 104 pieces of plastic while swimming in the ocean — and sadly, it’s not an isolated incident.

They swim and they eat, but sometimes storms push the babies back onto the beach. ... It ranged from one piece of plastic per turtle to 276 pieces of plastic per baby sea turtle.

The green sea turtle was rescued along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, which is home to multiple species of rare sea turtle.