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75 percent of fish in southern NZ contain microplastics - study

08:27 am on 22 September 2022

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Three-quarters of wild fish in southern New Zealand are filled with microplastics, according to a new Otago University study.

It's the first such study in those waters, which researchers say demonstrates how nowhere is immune to plastic pollution.

Lead author Isabella Clere spoke to Susie Ferguson.