and probably reflects
a decrease in the numbers of pellets entering the sea (van
Franeker and Law, 2015).
Boyle and Limpus (2008) recorded a similar
diversity of plastics from post-hatchling loggerhead and green turtles
stranded along the east coast of Australia.
All items ingested by South
African post-hatchlings floated in seawater; this differs from the debris
ingested by larger loggerhead turtles, which occasionally consume
items that sink in seawater