Nothing sells an environmental campaign more effectively than an association with a charismatic animal. Whether it be a dolphin, penguin or kitten makes little difference - we’re all suckers for a pretty face. Tim Verslycke, a biologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, thinks this may be why we’ve largely overlooked the plight of close to 95% of species in the ocean - the invertebrates.
Indeed, while we are often moved to action when we hear of a pesticide adversely affecting seals or dolphins, we tend to gloss over news of chemical spills if they don’t directly harm these species - even if they do affect many of the crustaceans we otherwise love (to ea…keep reading.
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