Come tomorrow morning you say we are going to have pinkbacks or brownbacks and make everybody turn their currency in to the Federal Government.

Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettler found evidence of them on their marine plastic, too.

The City Chiuchow is Kowloon's other top restaurant and is famous for its goose dishes and other specialties from the Chiuchow region (you may also wish to try the beef satay done in a creamy sauce).

Okay, that's a keeper, Harold said as he netted the 3-pounder and put him on a stringer over the side of the boat.