NCCOS and academic partners have published a new methodology for extracting microplastics from gastrointestinal tracts of small cetaceans, such as common bottlenose dolphins. The new methodology documents the first record of microplastics in North American Tursiops truncatus. The research team from NCCOS, College of Charleston, and Coastal Carolina University analyzed stranded bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), … Continue reading First Record of Microplastics in North American Bottlenose Dolphins Published