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First microplastics discovered in common bottlenose dolphins

Published on: 06/20/2024
Research Area(s): Social Media
 dolphins surface from the ocean in the foreground with wild horses on land in the background

 

In 2017, NCCOS and partners documented the first record of microplastics in North American common bottlenose dolphins.

First Record of Microplastics in North American Bottlenose Dolphins Published

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