Fulmar Litter EcoQO monitoring along Durch and North Sea coasts

• Main Author: van Franeker, J.A.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: IMARES 2011
• Subjects: aquatic ecology; ecotoxicology; environmental monitoring; fulmarus; marine ecology; marine environment; north sea; plastics; sea birds; ships; wastes; water pollution; afval; aquatische ecologie; ecotoxicologie; kunststoffen; marien milieu; mariene ecologie; milieumonitoring; noordzee; schepen; waterverontreiniging; zeevogels; Fulmar; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/fulmar-litter-ecoqo-monitoring-along-durch-and-north-sea-coasts

Wastes from ships are an important source of litter in the marine environment in the Southern North Sea and cause serious economic and ecological damage. Inadequacies in the ship to shore waste delivery procedures are considered a major factor in illegal discharges. The European Union addressed the...