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: unknown
• Published: 1990
• Subjects: Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518145/; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1990.tb00246.x

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 the best cov...