The creatures that eat the tiny plants, including fish and tiny
animals called zooplankton, have adapted to make the most of these blooms.
In a balanced ecosystem, tiny
animals called zooplankton graze on phytoplankton.
They swim with their mouths open, devouring algae, tiny aquatic
animals called zooplankton and the eggs of other fish.
Tiny microscopic
animals called zooplankton are ingesting plastic particles at an alarming rate, according to a new study by Dr. Peter Ross, head of the Ocean Pollution Research Program at Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre.