With a background in ecology and genetics, Dr Britta Denise Hardesty uses a combination of field, molecular and modelling techniques to understand movement processes from ecological and evolutionary perspectives.
We know there is a lot of plastic in the ocean, and that turtles (and other endangered species) are eating it. It is not uncommon to find stranded dead turtles with guts full of plastic.
Plastic waste in the ocean is a global problem; some eight million metric tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year.
