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sea squirt that sucks plastic particles from the ocean
Why in news?
- Researchers have found rubbery sea creature.
- It has irritating habit of clinging to ships and invading beaches.
- It could help measure plastic pollution as it can filter tiny particles from the ocean and store them in its soft tissue.
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What is it?
- Ascidian round, palm-sized animals also known as sea squirts
- It can thrive in dirty industrial areas and pristine waters alike.
- This allow them to detect and analyse waste and its impact in various regions.
- Sea squirts just sit in one place all their life and filter the water like a pump.
One truck every minute:
- Staggering amount of plastic flows into the ocean each year.
- According to UN, it is like truck full of plastic dumped every minute.
- This could lead to oceans carrying more plastic than fish in 30 years.
Source
The Hindu