Studying the animals that hitch rides on the back of sea turtles

How To Protect The Ocean · Mar 14, 2022 · 1h

Dr. Nathan Robinson was part of a sea turtle research team when the team discovered that one of the sea turtles had a straw stuck up its nose. The entire ordeal was recorded and the video went viral on YouTube and contributed to the global ban the plastic straw campaign. The virality of the video changed Nathan's future career as he now focuses on how video can help identify deep-sea creatures and study the behaviour of oceanic animals.

However, the one thing that doesn't get talked about enough was Nathan's study topic during the research expedition where the viral video was recorded.

Nathan…