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Underwater photographer Caroline Power has captured footage showing juvenile green sea turtles becoming trapped in seaweed that is 鈥渉alf-plastic鈥�.

It comes a year after she discovered a 鈥榮ea of plastic鈥� engulfing the Caribbean.

The seaweed acts as a crucial habitat for the turtles, but the sheer amount of plastic entangled in it means many of them are dying.

Caroline told 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live the scene was 鈥渉orrendous鈥�, with baby turtles 鈥渃rawling across the top of plastic bags, bottles, earbuds, shoes and children鈥檚 toys.鈥�

She feels we need 鈥渋mmediate and far-reaching plastic reduction鈥� but remains hopeful that people are 鈥渟tarting to wake up and realise we need to do something.鈥�