Let’s start at the beginning, that way nothing will be lost in translation...What are nurdles? Put simply, they’re the building blocks of almost all things plastic. While that makes them a very useful little tool, despite their size, they come with some big problems.

The Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is the fastest shark in the sea, but it’s still not fast enough to escape the rate at which we’re catching them. This isn’t news to us and is a well-recognised problem, so why is it seemingly getting worse?