'Save the North Sea' Fulmar Study 2002-2004: a regional pilot project for the Fulmar-Litter-EcoQO in the OSPAR area

• Main Authors: van Franeker, J.A., Heubeck, M., Fairclough, K., Turner, D.M., Grantham, M., Stienen, E.W.M., Guse, N., Pedersen, J., Olsen, K.O., Andersson, P.J., Olsen, B.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Alterra 2005
• Subjects: biological indicators; directives; european union; fulmarus; ingestion; litter; marine areas; monitoring; north sea; northeast atlantic; plastics; water pollution; biologische indicatoren; europese unie; inname; kunststoffen; ligstro; mariene gebieden; noordoost atlantische oceaan; noordzee; richtlijnen (directives); waterverontreiniging; Bergen; Fulmar; Fulmarus glacialis; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/save-the-north-sea-fulmar-study-2002-2004-a-regional-pilot-projec

North Sea Ministers at the Bergen Conference in 2002 decided that monitoring of marine plastic litter in stomachs of seabirds should become one of the 'Ecological Quality Objectives for the North Sea (EcoQO's)'. The task of implementation was delegated to OSPAR, which covers the wider...