Eating Fish Means Eating Plastic.

Scientists estimate that 1-in-10 fish in the Pacific have pieces of plastic inside their body due to highly polluted oceans.

Small fish, like anchovies and lanternfish, are ingesting large amounts of plastic debris that may appear like food. These small fish are sometimes consumed by humans directly or are eaten by larger fish like tuna (who are then consumed by humans). The plastic pieces are filled with toxins which are absorbed and compounded in the larger fish and then inside the human consumer. The toxic food chain.

The plastic bits are harmful to anyone who ingests them because they absorb PCBs and DDT. The toxicity of these harmful chemicals is compounded as they work their way up the food chain until they reach the dining room table. 

This means that there is a 1-in-10 chance that a fish taken out of the Pacific Ocean is filled with plastic garbage. Yikes. Fish sticks of the future won’t just be de-boned, they’ll be recyclable.