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Rinker quoted in LA Times article about pristine Mexican beach
The plastics on Mahahual's picturesque beaches are more than an eyesore. They may threaten the fragile coral reef and mangrove ecosystems of the Yucatan Peninsula, said H. Bruce Rinker, an ecologist at the Maine-based Biodiversity Research Institute and science advisor to Sustenta.com.
"If we turn our backs, we risk harming the integrity of those systems," Rinker said.
