Fulmar Litter EcoQO monitoring in the Netherlands : update 2016

Franeker, J.A. van; Kühn, Susanne; Meijboom, A.

doi:10.18174/423968

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“…A large sample size is highly important since it will provide enough data to perform reliable statistical analyses. Previously, a threshold of 50 individuals has been defined as sufficiently reliable to achieve statistical power, ,, while 40 specimens were considered to be an adequate sample size for the monitoring of plastic ingestion by northern fulmars Figure shows that most studies did not sample more than 50 specimens per species.…”

Section: Methodologies For the Study Of Mp Contamination In Fish Gutsmentioning

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Plastic Particle Ingestion by Wild Freshwater Fish: A Critical Review

Gaspéri¹,

Gabrielsen

Tassin

2019

Environ. Sci. Technol.

146

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Plastic pollution, especially microplastics (MP) pollution, is a hot topic in both mainstream media and scientific literature. Although rivers are potentially the major transport pathway of this pollution to the sea, plastic contamination in freshwater bodies is comparatively understudied. Microplastic pollution in freshwater fish is of growing interest, and while few studies exist, discrepancies do occur in the sampling, extraction, and identification of MP and in the expression of the results. Even though those differences hamper comparisons between some studies, a comparative work has been performed to identify the factors influencing MP ingestion by fish and consequently to target potential ecological traits that can be used to monitor species. Monitoring plastic ingested by fish will give relevant ecological information on MP pollution. This review focuses on MP ingestion by wild freshwater and estuarine fish. In addition to providing an overview of the existing data concerning contamination levels in wild freshwater fish, we aimed to (1) propose several overall recommendations on the methodologies applicable to all biota, (2) compare MP contamination levels in fish and in their environment, and (3) determine which parameters could help to define fish species for monitoring.

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Section: Methodologies For the Study Of Mp Contamination In Fish Gutsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Plastic Particle Ingestion by Wild Freshwater Fish: A Critical Review

Gaspéri¹,

Gabrielsen

Tassin

2019

Environ. Sci. Technol.

146

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“…5 Some wildlife may also contribute to the overall burden of microplastics when they ingest larger pieces of plastic which are then broken up into smaller pieces in their guts and lost back into the environment in form of microplastics. For example, fulmars ( Fulmarus glacialis ), a type of seabird, alone are estimated to reshape and redistribute annually about 6 tonnes of microplastics [ 13 ].…”

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Marine litter plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemicals components: the need for urgent preventive measures

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Persistent plastics, with an estimated lifetime for degradation of hundreds of years in marine conditions, can break up into micro- and nanoplastics over shorter timescales, thus facilitating their uptake by marine biota throughout the food chain. These polymers may contain chemical additives and contaminants, including some known endocrine disruptors that may be harmful at extremely low concentrations for marine biota, thus posing potential risks to marine ecosystems, biodiversity and food availability. Although there is still need to carry out focused scientific research to fill the knowledge gaps about the impacts of plastic litter in the marine environment (Wagner et al. in Environ Sci Eur 26:9, 2014), the food chain and human health, existing scientific evidence and concerns are already sufficient to support actions by the scientific, industry, policy and civil society communities to curb the ongoing flow of plastics and the toxic chemicals they contain into the marine environment. Without immediate strong preventive measures, the environmental impacts and the economic costs are set only to become worse, even in the short term. Continued increases in plastic production and consumption, combined with wasteful uses, inefficient waste collection infrastructures and insufficient waste management facilities, especially in developing countries, mean that even achieving already established objectives for reductions in marine litter remains a huge challenge, and one unlikely to be met without a fundamental rethink of the ways in which we consume plastics. This document was prepared by a working group of Regional Centres of the Stockholm and Basel Conventions and related colleagues intended to be a background document for discussion in the 2017 Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Basel Convention on hazardous wastes and the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The COP finally approved that the issue of plastic waste could be dealt by its Regional Centres and consistently report their activities on the matter to next COP’s meetings.

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“…In Denmark, these studies were conducted between 2002 and 2017. They have shown that 54% of beached fulmars exceeded the EcoQO threshold, and that over the past 10 years, Danish monitoring showed no statistical changes for marine plastic litter in fulmar stomachs (van Franeker et al, 2017). From 2005 to 2014, the same types of studies have been conducted in the North Sea and found that levels of plastic ingestion appear to have stabilized at around 60% of individuals exceeding the 0.1 g level of plastic ingestion specified in the OSPAR long-term goal definition (OSPAR, 2019; see also van Franeker et al, 2005).…”

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Addressing Microplastics in a Global Agreement on Plastic Pollution

Rognerud¹,

Hurley²,

Lusher³

et al. 2023

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Concerns about microplastics and litter in the environment have been raised at both global and regional (Arctic Council, EU, OSPAR, Nordic Council) levels. The Working Group on Marine litter plastics and microplastics and its POPs and EDC 1 components: challenges and measures to tackle the issue (Gallo et al., 2017) discussed the potential impacts of marine plastics on marine biodiversity and human health (November 2016).The Nordic Council of Ministers' declaration (2017) on reducing the environmental impacts of plastics states that the Nordic countries aspire to be driving forces in efforts to promote a sustainable approach to the production, use, waste management, and recycling of plastics, and the council has decided to launch a program to follow up on this issue.The Fairbanks Declaration from the Arctic Council (2017) notes "(…) growing concerns relating to the increasing levels of microplastics in the Arctic and potential effects on ecosystems and human health.

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Fulmar Litter EcoQO monitoring in the Netherlands : update 2016

Cited by 10 publications

References 67 publications

Plastic Particle Ingestion by Wild Freshwater Fish: A Critical Review

Plastic Particle Ingestion by Wild Freshwater Fish: A Critical Review

Marine litter plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemicals components: the need for urgent preventive measures

Addressing Microplastics in a Global Agreement on Plastic Pollution

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