Fulmar Litter EcoQO Monitoring in the Netherlands 1979 - 2007 in relation to EU Directive 2000/59/EC on Port Reception Facilities

• Main Authors: van Franeker, J.A., Meijboom, A., de Jong, M.L., Verdaat, J.P.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: IMARES 2009
• Subjects: adverse effects; fulmarus; monitoring; sea birds; ships; wastes; water pollution; afval; nadelige gevolgen; schepen; waterverontreiniging; zeevogels; Fulmar; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/fulmar-litter-ecoqo-monitoring-in-the-netherlands-1979-2007-in-re

Operational and cargo related wastes from ships are an important source of litter in the marine environment in the southern North Sea and cause serious economical and ecological damage. Marine litter monitoring program using plastic abundance in stomachs of a seabird, the Northern Fulmar, was alread...