Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters
Records of marine debris in and attached to stranded harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were studied comprising information on 6587 carcasses collected along the German coast between 1990 and 2014, the decomposition state allowed...
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ftunivbasel:oai:edoc.unibas.ch:59371 2023-05-15T17:58:55+02:00 Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters Unger, B. Herr, H. Benke, H. Böhmert, M. Burkhardt-Holm, P. Dähne, M. Hillmann, M. Wolff-Schmidt, K. Wohlsein, P. Siebert, U. 2017 https://edoc.unibas.ch/59371/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.07.009 unknown Elsevier Unger, B. and Herr, H. and Benke, H. and Böhmert, M. and Burkhardt-Holm, P. and Dähne, M. and Hillmann, M. and Wolff-Schmidt, K. and Wohlsein, P. and Siebert, U. (2017) Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters. Marine environmental research, 130. pp. 77-84. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.07.009 info:pmid/28735731 urn:ISSN:1879-0291 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Article PeerReviewed 2017 ftunivbasel https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.07.009 2023-03-05T07:16:41Z Records of marine debris in and attached to stranded harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were studied comprising information on 6587 carcasses collected along the German coast between 1990 and 2014, the decomposition state allowed for necropsy in 1622 cases. Marine debris items were recorded in 31 carcasses including 14 entanglements (5 harbour porpoises, 6 harbour seals, 3 grey seals) and 17 cases of ingestion (4 harbour porpoises, 10 harbour seals, 3 grey seals). Objects comprised general debris (35.1%) and fishing related debris (64.9%). Injuries associated with marine debris included lesions, suppurative ulcerative dermatitis, perforation of the digestive tract, abscessation, suppurative peritonitis and septicaemia. This study is the first investigation of marine debris findings in all three marine mammal species from German waters. It demonstrates the health impacts marine debris can have, including severe suffering and death. The results provide needed information on debris burdens in the North and Baltic Seas for implementing management directives, such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Article in Journal/Newspaper Phoca vitulina Phocoena phocoena University of Basel: edoc Marine Environmental Research 130 77 84 |
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Records of marine debris in and attached to stranded harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were studied comprising information on 6587 carcasses collected along the German coast between 1990 and 2014, the decomposition state allowed for necropsy in 1622 cases. Marine debris items were recorded in 31 carcasses including 14 entanglements (5 harbour porpoises, 6 harbour seals, 3 grey seals) and 17 cases of ingestion (4 harbour porpoises, 10 harbour seals, 3 grey seals). Objects comprised general debris (35.1%) and fishing related debris (64.9%). Injuries associated with marine debris included lesions, suppurative ulcerative dermatitis, perforation of the digestive tract, abscessation, suppurative peritonitis and septicaemia. This study is the first investigation of marine debris findings in all three marine mammal species from German waters. It demonstrates the health impacts marine debris can have, including severe suffering and death. The results provide needed information on debris burdens in the North and Baltic Seas for implementing management directives, such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). |
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Unger, B. Herr, H. Benke, H. Böhmert, M. Burkhardt-Holm, P. Dähne, M. Hillmann, M. Wolff-Schmidt, K. Wohlsein, P. Siebert, U. |
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Unger, B. Herr, H. Benke, H. Böhmert, M. Burkhardt-Holm, P. Dähne, M. Hillmann, M. Wolff-Schmidt, K. Wohlsein, P. Siebert, U. Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters |
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Unger, B. Herr, H. Benke, H. Böhmert, M. Burkhardt-Holm, P. Dähne, M. Hillmann, M. Wolff-Schmidt, K. Wohlsein, P. Siebert, U. |
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Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters |
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Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters |
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Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters |
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Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters |
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Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters |
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marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from german waters |
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https://edoc.unibas.ch/59371/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.07.009 |
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Phoca vitulina Phocoena phocoena |
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Phoca vitulina Phocoena phocoena |
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Unger, B. and Herr, H. and Benke, H. and Böhmert, M. and Burkhardt-Holm, P. and Dähne, M. and Hillmann, M. and Wolff-Schmidt, K. and Wohlsein, P. and Siebert, U. (2017) Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters. Marine environmental research, 130. pp. 77-84. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.07.009 info:pmid/28735731 urn:ISSN:1879-0291 |
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