Evaluating the Presence of Marine Litter in Cetaceans Stranded in the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean Sea)

• Published in: Biology
• Main Authors: Antònia Solomando, Francisca Pujol, Antoni Sureda, Samuel Pinya
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: litter impacts; plastic ingestion; entanglement; cetaceans; western Mediterranean; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Freed; Balaenoptera physalus; Megaptera novaeangliae; Physeter macrocephalus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11101468; https://doaj.org/article/5ba64f985f60449aacd7e7bac9daf238

The global distribution and presence of plastic, at all levels of the water column, has made plastic debris one of today’s greatest environmental challenges. The ingestion and entanglement of plastic-containing marine debris has been documented in more than 60% of all cetacean species. In light of t...