Matt Savoca holds a PhD in ecology from the University of California, Davis. He is currently a Sea Grant science-policy fellow working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. His research interests include foraging ecology, sensory ecology, community ecology and conservation biology. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/matthew-savoca/rss en Plastic Pollution Fri, 01 Sep 2017 03:00:44 +0000 Matthew Savoca https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/09/01/bait-and-switch-anchovies-eat-plastic-because-it-smells-like-prey https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/09/01/bait-and-switch-anchovies-eat-plastic-because-it-smells-like-prey Plastic debris can be harmful to marine fish, and to the people who eat them. But why do fish eat so much plastic? New research suggests that our plastic may smell a lot like their food.