as its revealed one million seabirds ans 100,000 mammals die from waste in our waters every year.
Graphic footage has emerged showing seabird's stomach being cut open to reveal more than 200 pieces of plastic
inside.
The disturbing footage was filmed by the United Nations to highlight the devastating impact discarded plastic has
on the world's sea life,
Tasmania researcher Dr Jennifer Lavers is seen cutting open the stomach of a 90- day-old chick that died as a result
of the plastic it ingested.
Dr Lavers revealed the stomach was filled with an alarming 276 pieces of plastic was 'absolutely no doubt' th cause
of the young bird's death.
"The stomach is very full..and absolutely rigid. Completely full of plastic all the way up," Dr Labers said.
"It is literally a gut full of plastic, It's quite alarming isn't it."
She said the plastic counted for 15 per cent of the bird's total body weight.
"That would be equivalent to you or I around six or eight kilos of plastic inside your stomach. That's equivalent to about 12 pizzas worth of food in your stomach," she said.
The United Nations together with the Plastic Oceans Foundation, aimed to highlight the devastating scourge of plastic.
The United Nations said there was nearly 13 million tonnes of plastic waste in Australia's oceans, and was to blame
for the deaths of a million seabirds each year, and more than100,000 marine mammals.
By Kate Farvall and Brooke Rolfe Fir Daikymail Australia
