Death by Plastic

Why Whales Beach

As a marine biologist, certain questions seem to crop up far more frequently than others: “have you ever swum with big sharks?” and “what’s the deepest underwater you’ve ever been?” are a couple of classic examples. What’s welcome about these questions is that I can respond quite confidently with my answers: “yes” and “45 metres on scuba, and a modest 25 metres on breath hold”, to which the quiz masters usually seem satisfied. A question which is certainly not unwelcome, but who’s answer always