Elevated levels of ingested plastic in a high Arctic seabird, the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

Plastic pollution is of worldwide concern; however, increases in international commercial activity in the Arctic are occurring without the knowledge of the existing threat posed to the local marine environment by plastic litter. Here, we quantify plastic ingestion by northern fulmars, Fulmarus glaci...

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Vydané v:Polar biology Ročník 38; číslo 7; s. 975 - 981
Hlavní autori: Trevail, Alice M., Gabrielsen, Geir W., Kühn, Susanne, Van Franeker, Jan A.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2015
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Predmet:
Aquatic birds
atlantic-ocean
biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Birds
chicks
Climate change
debris
Ecology
Fulmarus glacialis
Human influences
Ingestion
International regulations
Life Sciences
Marine
Marine environment
Microbiology
Oceanography
Original Paper
pacific
Plant Sciences
Plastic pollution
Plastics
Pollution control
sea
Zoology
PN, Arctic
PNE, Norway, Svalbard
Human impact
Climate change
Arctic
Northern fulmar
Plastic pollution
ISSN:0722-4060, 1432-2056
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Shrnutí:Plastic pollution is of worldwide concern; however, increases in international commercial activity in the Arctic are occurring without the knowledge of the existing threat posed to the local marine environment by plastic litter. Here, we quantify plastic ingestion by northern fulmars, Fulmarus glacialis , from Svalbard, at the gateway to future shipping routes in the high Arctic. Plastic ingestion by Svalbard fulmars does not follow the established decreasing trend away from human marine impact. Of 40 sampled individuals, 35 fulmars (87.5 %) had plastic in their stomachs, averaging at 0.08 g or 15.3 pieces per individual. Plastic ingestion levels on Svalbard exceed the ecological quality objective defined by OSPAR for European seas. This highlights an urgent need for mitigation of plastic pollution in the Arctic as well as international regulation of future commercial activity.
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ISSN:0722-4060
1432-2056
DOI:10.1007/s00300-015-1657-4