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http:\/\/blog.oceanconservancy.org\/2014\/08\/26\/plastics-are-a-whale-of-a-problem-for-our-ocean\/<\/a>\n\nPlastics Are a Whale of a Problem for Our Ocean\n\nPosted On August 26, 2014 by Nick Mallos\n\nSei whales are majestic animals and I?ve had the great fortune of\nwitnessing their grace and splendor in the open ocean. Last week,\nhowever, a 45-foot sei whale washed up on the shores of the Elizabeth\nRiver in Virginia. An 11-foot bruise above her left jaw and two\nfractured vertebrae led the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team to\nbelieve she was killed by blunt force trauma following a collision with\na ship.\n\nHowever, a necropsy revealed that the whale also had ?a large sharp\npiece of rigid, black plastic? roughly the size of a standard index card\nlodged in her stomach.\n\nIn the days leading up to her death, the Virginia Aquarium team said\nthat she ?was thin and its movements were not indicative of a healthy\nwhale.? They believe that the plastic in the whale?s stomach prevented\nher from feeding normally. This likely weakened the whale and could\nexplain why she swam up the Elizabeth River.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
http:\/\/blog.oceanconservancy.org\/2014\/08\/26\/plastics-are-a-whale-of-a-problem-for-our-ocean\/ Plastics Are a Whale of a Problem for Our Ocean Posted On August 26, 2014 by Nick Mallos Sei whales are majestic animals and I?ve had the great fortune of witnessing their grace and splendor in the open ocean. Last week, however, a 45-foot sei whale washed up on the shores of the Elizabeth River in Virginia. An 11-foot bruise above her left jaw and two fractured vertebrae led the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team to believe she was killed by blunt force trauma following a collision with a ship. However, a necropsy revealed that the whale also had ?a large sharp piece of rigid, black plastic? roughly the size of a standard index card lodged in her stomach. In the days leading up to her death, the Virginia Aquarium team said that she ?was thin and its movements were not indicative of a healthy whale.? They believe that the plastic in the whale?s stomach prevented her from feeding normally. This likely weakened the whale and could explain why she swam up the Elizabeth River.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3504,3516,3488],"tags":[1309,1545],"yoast_head":"\nPlastics Are a Whale of a Problem for Our Ocean - One Earth - One Ocean e. V.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/nonresearch-en\/2014\/plastics-are-a-whale-of-a-problem-for-our-ocean\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Plastics Are a Whale of a Problem for Our Ocean - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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