Sea Turtles and Plastic Straws: Ten Years Later

One sea turtle video changed the plastics debate. A decade after the viral footage of a plastic straw being removed from a turtle's nose, marine biologist Dr. Christine Figgener reflects on what that moment changed and what it could not. This Plastic Podcast crossover connects sea turtle research, migration, feeding biology, plastic pollution, science communication, and the complicated path from public attention to lasting marine conservation.

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Episode Guest: Dr. Christine Figgener

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Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese 

Cover art by Jomiro Eming

Theme music by Nela Ruiz

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