Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Waluda, Claire M., Staniland, Iain J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Antarctic; Scotia Sea; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/501890/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/501890/1/Waluda_Staniland_final.doc

Between November 1989 and March 2013, 1033 Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella were observed entangled in marine debris at Bird Island, South Georgia. The majority of entanglements involved plastic packaging bands (43%), synthetic line (25%) or fishing net (17%). Juvenile male seals were the m...