Evaluation of meso- and microplastic ingestion by the northern fulmar through a non-lethal sampling method

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Collard, France, Strøm, Hallvard, Fayet, Marie-Océane, Gudmundsson, Fannar Theyr, Herzke, Dorte, Hotvedt, Ådne, Løchen, Arja Katrina Lea Arnesen, Malherbe, Cédric, Eppe, Gauthier, Gabrielsen, Geir W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Bjørnøya; Fulmar; Svalbard; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3103920; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115646

An increasing number of organisms from the polar regions are reported contaminated by plastic. Rarely a non-killing sampling method is used. In this study we wanted to assess plastic levels using stomach flushing and evaluate the method suitability for further research and monitoring. The stomach of...