Project: 
EP1 - Assessing the effectiveness of waste management in reducing the levels of plastics entering Australia’s marine environment
Researcher email address: 
Kathy.Willis@csiro.au
Topic: 
Coastal litter surveys
Species of interest in the image: 
rubber balloon
Species scientific name: 
NA
Date: 
January, 2019
Location: 
Flinders Island
Hub imagery ID: 
3662
Habitat: 
sandy beaches
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Caption: 
A balloon disguised as a jellyfish
Media type to be uploaded: 
still image
Attribution: 
CSIRO; Centre for Marine Socioecology and School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania
Credit: 
Kathy Willis
Contact email address: 
kathy.willis@csiro.au
Description: 
It's easy to see how animals mistake our waste for their food. A balloon found in a coastal litter survey at Marshall Rock, west coast of Flinders Island, Tasmania.