Mercury is present in seawater in small quantities. It gets into the marine food chain starting at the very bottom, absorbed by microscopic algae. Larger, carnivorous species like sharks and ...

Plastic Reflectic is an art installation made out of plastic rubbish collected from the ocean. The plastic is ... t biodegrade and so it enters the food chain. The artist wanted to show how ...

"Species at each level of the food chain, from invertebrates to fish, birds, marine mammals and humans, can be affected differently based on their physiology and feeding strategies," she said.

“Species at each level of the food chain, from invertebrates to fish, birds, marine mammals and humans, can be affected differently based on their physiology and feeding strategies,” she said.