Episode 1064 • • 1:59:30 - 2:02:15
1064: Post Racial
Marine Plastic Contamination and the Blue Whale Calf
Scientists in Japan discovered a small piece of plastic inside the stomach of a dead blue whale calf. While the plastic was only 3cm by 3cm, the find is being used to highlight the global crisis of marine plastic contamination. A UN report warns that by 2050, the oceans could contain more plastic than fish by weight.