ENTANGLEMENT IN MAN‐MADE DEBRIS OF ANTARCTIC FUR SEALS AT BIRD ISLAND, SOUTH GEORGIA

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Croxall, J. P., Rodwell, S., Boyd, I. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1990
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bird Island; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1990.tb00246.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1748-7692.1990.tb00246.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1990.tb00246.x

A bstract Neck collars of man‐made marine debris were seen on 208 Antarctic fur seals (and removed from 170) during the 142 days of the 1988–1989 pup‐rearing season at Bird Island, South Georgia. This represents at least 0.1% of the total Bird Island population and a minimum of 0.4% of animals in th...