Surprisingly, plankton in the deep sea environment will actually eat plastic. That plastic is then converted to fecal matter and moved to the ocean floor. Environmentalists want to understand more about potential threats involved with biological degradation. They will track the effort by plankton to consume the plastic waste dumped in to the ocean. People want to see the ocean life such as these unique filter feeding animals. That topic has captivated many environmentalist researchers too.

Key Takeaways:

• Giant larvaceans ingest pollutants such as plastic, which are then passed through their digestive systems and transferred to the ocean floor within fecal matter.
• Microplastics can also clog up the homes of the larvaceans, causing them to discard their houses and allow them to sink to the ocean floor. This causes other animals to ingest the microplastics.
• Scientists are continuing to look into the issue of pollutants in the ocean.

“‘There’s a lot of work being done studying plastic in the guts of seabirds and fish,’ Dr Katija said.
‘But no one has really looked at plastics in deeper water”

Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4797438/Larvaceans-transfer-mircoplastics-ocean-floor-feces.html