Plastic waste and marine wildlife

(in journals, news, magazines, and newspapers)

2019

• De Kort, N. 2019. Op iedere honderd meter strand liggen twaalf ballonnen. NRC Next 12 maart 2019 (online 11 mrt).

2017

• Straver, F. (2017) Plastic kan via plankton koers zetten naar mensenmond. Trouw 21 April 2017: 9
• Speksnijder, C. (2017) Plasticsoep in Noordelijke IJszee. De Volkskrant 20 April 2017: 27
• Groen, R. 2017. Wetenschap: Jan Andries van Franeker strijdt tegen plastic zwerfvuil. VANDAAG 2(1): 28-29

2016

• Kuysters, J. & Van der Laan, W. 2016. Can cruisers make a difference? Latitude 38: 64-67.

2015

• Qualite de l'eau et contaminations dans l'Estuaire de la Seine: Les macrodéchets - May 2015 - GIP Seine-AVAL
• Tierwelt leidet an Plastikabfällen: FTIR-Analyse von Polymeren in Mägen von Eissturmvögeln - LABO 2015-4
• Animal kingdom suffering from plastic wastes - FTIR analysis of polymers in fulmars - Shimadzu News 1/2015

2014

• Strandschoonmaak Texel hard nodig - 23 aug 2014 - Helderse Courant

2013

• Wij eten plastic soep (in Dutch) - NRC 8 June 2013
• Meerjungfrauentränen - Elementanalytik von Kunststoffen in der Nahrungskette - Labo 08/2013

2012

• Meeresvögel beschleunigen Anreicherung von Mikroplastik - Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau 65
• Meer plastic afval in zee dan gedacht 27 apr 2012 - Trouw

2011

• Seabird ingestion of plastic litter still exceeding policy targets - Science for Environment Policy 2011. European Commission DG ENV News Alert Issue 264 (1 December 2011): 1.
• Fast alle Nordsee-Vögel haben Muell im Bauch 16 dec 2011 -
• Plastic in stormvogelmaag Kinderen basisschool De Kariboe kijken hun ogen uit - 2 dec 2011 - Noord Hollands Dagblad
• Plastic soep komt op ons bord okt 2011- Milieu nr. 6: pag. 8-11 Dit artikel is onderdeel van een aantal artikelen in het tijdschrift 'MILIEU' over hetzelfde onderwerp. De andere verschenen artikelen zijn:
• Plastic eiland? De werkelijkheid is erger! Van Weenen, H. 2011 Milieu 2011-2: 6-7.
• Help plastic afval de zee uit Ten Wolde, A. 2012. Milieu 2012 nr 1: 8-11.

• Zeevogels verspreiden dodelijk plastic over de hele wereld - 30 apr 2011 - Reformatorisch Dagblad
• Vogels poepen natuur vol plastic afval 28 apr 2011 - AD
• Plastic zwerfvuil drama voor zeedieren 29 mrt 2011 - Reformatorisch Dagblad
• 8 miljoen stuks plastic per dag - 28 mrt 2011 - Volkskrant
• Zeevogels verspreiden dodelijk plastic over hele wereld 28 mrt 2011 - hnl
• Plastic. Het dieet van een zeevogel 25 mrt 2011 - Metro

2010

• Olje-Norge Blokkerte boreforbud / Serverte Solheim sjofugl full av plast 25 sep 2010 - Bergens Tidende
• Rosse Franjepoot Phalaropus fulicaria fourageert in plastic soep 18 aug 2010 - SULA
• Zee van plastic 15 mei 2010 - VPRO-gids
• Aanpak 'plastic soep' vraagt om strengere regels 5 mei 2010 - Staatscourant
• Plastic soep verzuipt de zee 16 apr 2010 - Spits
• Plastic soep is onverteerbaar 10 apr 2010 - Reformatorisch Dagblad
• Zeilen op een zee van plastic 26 mrt 2010 - De Gelderlander
• Plastic rubbish blights Atlantic Ocean 24 feb 2010 - BBC News
• Ocean pollution mapped through lost industrial plastic granules - 6 jan 2010 - Int. Pellet Watch

2009

• Zwerfvuil in de Noordzee- Klein afval, grote gevolgen sep 2009 - De Levende Natuur
• Les Oceans malades du plastique Science & Vie Nr 1103 (Aout 2009): 70-77
• Dit zit in jouw maag 9 jun 2009 - NRC Next
• Stranding van Noordse Stormvogels begin januari 2009 2009 - Sula

2008

• Koninginnedag in Frankrijk nov 2008 - nieuwsbrief NZG
• Vervuiling van de zee - Ballonnen in zee 2008 - Sula
• De oceaan als vuilnisvat nov 2008 - Wildlife
• Vervuiling van de zee - Zeevissen met zacht plastic kunstaas 2008 - Sula

2018

• Fleet D.M., Dau K., Gutow L., Schulz M., Unger B. & van Franeker J.A. 2017. Marine litter. In: Wadden Sea Quality Status Report 2017. Eds.: Kloepper S. et al., Common Wadden Sea Secretariat, Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Version updated 21.12.2017

2016

• Contaminants in northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) exposed to plastic - 2016 - TemaNord

2015

• Fulmar Litter EcoQO monitoring in the Netherlands - Update 2014 Van Franeker, J.A. IMARES Report 123/15
• Impact of marine debris on Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at Cape Shirreff: diet dependent ingestion and entanglement. Preliminary results - 2015

2014

• Plastic ingestion by Northern Fulmars, Fulmarus glacialis, in Svalbard and Iceland, and relationships between plastic ingestion and contaminant uptake. Trevail, A.M., Gabrielsen, G.W., Kühn, S., Bock, A. & Van Franeker, J.A.  2014. Norsk PolarInstitutt Kortrappport/Brief Report Series 2014-029. (24pp).
• Fulmar Litter EcoQO monitoring in the Netherlands - Update 2012 and 2013
  Van Franeker, J.A.,  S. Kühn, E.L. Bravo Rebolledo & A. Meijboom (2014)
  IMARES Report C122/14. IMARES, Texel. 56pp
  

2013

• Fulmar Litter EcoQO monitoring along Dutch and North Sea coasts - Update 2010 and 2011 IMARES Report C076/13
• Dutch Summary
• English Summary

2011

• Fulmar Litter EcoQO monitoring along Dutch and North Sea coasts in relation to EU Directive 2000/59/EC on Port Reception Facilities: results to 2009. 2011 - IMARES

2010

• Fulmar Litter EcoQO Monitoring in the Netherlands 1979-2008 in relation to EU Directive 000/59/EC on Port Reception Facilities mei 2010 - IMARES
• Marine Strategy Framework Directive - Task Group 10 Report Marine litter april 2010 - SETAC Conferentie, Spanje

2009

• Fulmar Litter EcoQO Monitoring in the Netherlands 1979-2007in relation to EU Directive 2000/59/EC on Port Reception Facilities 2009 - IMARES

2008

• Fulmar Litter EcoQO monitoring in the North Sea - results to 2006 2008 - IMARES

2018

• Kühn S, van Oyen A, Booth AM, Meijboom A, van Franeker JA (2018) Marine Microplastic: Preparation of Relevant Test Materials for Laboratory Assessment of Ecosystem Impacts. Chemosphere 213: 103-113

2017

• Does DMS buildup really explain plastic ingestion by seabirds? A comment on Savoca et al. Gaia Dell’Ariccia, Richard A. Phillips, Jan A. van Franeker, Nicolas Gaidet, Paulo Catry, José P. Granadeiro, Peter G. Ryan, Francesco Bonadonna (2017) Science Advances

2016

• The use of potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution as a suitable approach to isolate plastics ingested by marine organisms. Kühn, S., Van Werven, B., Van Oyen, A., Meijboom, A., Bravo Rebolledo, E.L. & Van Franeker, J.A. 2016.,. Marine Pollution Bulletin (online)
• Quantifying ingested debris in marine megafauna: a review and recommendations for standardization. Provencher, J.F., Bond, A.L., Avery-Gomm, S., Borrelle, S.B., Bravo Rebolledo, E.L., Hammer, S., Kühn, S., Lavers, J.L., Mallory, M.L., Trevail, A. & Van Franeker, J.A. (2016) Analytical Methods (online)

2015

• Seabirds, gyres and global trends in plastic pollution.
  Van Franeker, J.A.  & Law, K.L.  2015. Environmental Pollution 203: 89-96
• Microplastic in a macro filter feeder: Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
  E. Besselinga, E.M. Foekema, J.A. Van Franeker, M.F. Leopold, S. Kühn, E.L. Bravo Rebolledo, E. Heße, L. Mielke, J. IJzer, P. Kamminga, A.A. Koelmans. Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Elevated levels of ingested plastic in a high Arctic seabird, the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis).
  Trevail, A.M., Gabrielsen, G.W., Kühn, S. & Van Franeker, J.A.  2015. Polar Biology
• Linking effects of anthropogenic debris to ecological impacts
  Mark Anthony Browne, A. J. Underwood, M. G. Chapman, Rob Williams, Richard C. Thompson, Jan A. van Franeker. Proceedings Royal Society B 20142929 (11pp).

2014

• Monitoring Plastic Waste using FTIR Spectroscopy
  Abstracts EUCMOS 2014 - aug 2014
• The OSPAR Ecological Quality Objective on plastics ingested by fulmars
  Van Franeker, J.A.; & the SNS Fulmar Study Group  2014. International Marine Conservation Congress, Glasgow, Scotland 14-18 August 2014. Oral contribution SY71.1.

2013

• Plastic in North Sea Fish E.M. Foekema, C. de Gruijter, M.T. Mergia, J.A. van Franeker, A.J. Murk & A.A. Koelmans. (2013) Environmental Science and Technology 47: 8818–8824.

2012

• Plastic ingestion by harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in The Netherlands Bravo Rebolledo, E.L., Van Franeker, J.A., Jansen, O.E. & Brasseur, M.J.M. Marine Pollution Bulletin (2012 in press) Bravo Rebolledo, E.L., Van Franeker, J.A., Jansen, O.E. & Brasseur, M.J.M. Marine Pollution Bulletin (2012 in press)
• Dietry variation in chick-feeding and self-provisioning Cape Petrel Daption capense and snow petrel Pagodroma nivea at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica Marine Ornithology 40: 81–87 (2012)
• Plastic ingestion by the Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in Iceland 2012 - article Marine Pollution Bulletin (in press, online)

2011

• Monitoring plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis in the North Sea 2011 - Environmental Pollution
• Van Franeker, J.A. & SNS Fulmar Study Group 2011. A standard protocol for monitoring marine debris using seabird stomach contents: the Fulmar EcoQO approach from the North Sea. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS-OR&R-38: 116-120.
• Van Franeker, J.A. 2011. Reshape and relocate: seabirds as transformers and transporters of microplastics. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS-OR&R-38:278-280.
• Van Franeker, J.A. & SNS Fulmar Study Group 2011. Chemicals in marine plastics and potential risks for a seabird like the Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS-OR&R-38: 415-418
• Marine Litter - Technical recommendations for the implementation of MSFD requirements 2011 - Joint Research Centre
• Plastic Debris in the Ocean 17 feb 2011 - Chapter in UNEP Yearbook 2011

2009

• Monitoring the abundance of plastic debris in the marine environment 2009 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
• Foolish fulmars and their contribution to ecological quality 2009 - abstract Proceedings of the International Research Workshop on the Occurrence, Effects and Fate of Microplastic Marine Debris

• Als vogels mensen waren
• Wenn Vögel Menschen wären
• Heavy metals in plastic, recycling and environmental aspects – 2015
• Plastic ingestion by harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in The Netherlands
• Gestrandet vor unserer Haustür: Plastikmüll in der Nordsee - Michael Otto Stiftung 2012 - Poster for Exhibition "Endstation Meer - Das Plastikmüllprojekt" in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (MKG), Hamburg
• Inventory of the presence of plastics in the digestive tract of North Sea fishes May 2011 - SETAC Milan
• Proposing Methodological standards for monitoring marine litter, in order to achieve good environmental status in the framework of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) April 2010 - SETAC Conferentie
• De Noordse Stormvogel: vuilnisvat van de Noordzee en graadmeter voor ecologische kwaliteit 2010 - Noordzeedagen

• Monitoring Plastic Waste Using FTIR Spectroscopy - Van Oyen, A., Van Franeker, J.A., Oppermann, U. & Egelkraut-Holthus, M. 2014 - p 68 in: Schmitt, M., Book of Abstracts EUCMOS 2014 Düsseldorf, Abstract EAS 3.1.
• A standard protocol for monitoring marine debris using seabird stomach contents: the Fulmar EcoQO approach from the North Sea mrt 2011 - www.5imdc.org
• Reshape and relocate: Seabirds as transformers and transporters of microplastics mrt 2011 - www.5imdc.org
• Chemicals in marine plastics and potential risks for a seabird like the Northern Fulmar (Fullmarus glacialis) mrt 2011 - www.5imdc.org

• Researcher presents plastic in birds in TV program 'F*** Off With Your Environment' - 19 oct 2016
• Waarom is plastic zo slecht voor vogels? - 11 apr 2016 - Willem Wever op Zapp (9:45 - 12:45 min)(in Dutch)
• BBC Radio on Ocean Plastic and Seabirds - 30 sept 2014
• News from Nature: Jan Andries van Franeker on plastics in seabirds - 29 sept 2014
• Kassa Groen TV: Jan Andries van Franeker about plastic in Northern Fulmars - 10 june 2014
• Interview Elisa Bravo Rebolledo on the radio programme Vroege Vogels - 24 March 2013 (on 86:00 min - in Dutch)
• Interview Jan Andries van Franeker about plastic waste in stomaches of Northern Fulmars - 2012 on the French Canal+ at 1:23
• Interview Jan Andries van Franeker: Plastic Soep 3 daagse 27 nov 2011 - Vroege Vogels
• Stormvogelonderzoek IMARES bij ConusuMinderMan - dec 2008 - Llink
• Plastic afvalberg in de Stille Oceaan en Noordzee - 4 aug 2008 - Netwerk

• Too Good To Waste - Sep 2014 - Rotterdams Havenbedrijf
• Lille Hav Hvad Nu? (Danish documentary: Little Sea, what now?) - Nov 2013 - Danish documentary by Chilbal Film on various threats of our marine environment, including plastic. The part about plastic begins at 46 min.
• Litter documentary of Surfrider Europe - apr 2012 - Documentaire Surfrider Foundation (NL)
• Vuilvis project - Fishing for Litter 9 feb 2012 - YouTube
• Plastic Soup is everywhere 4 jul 2011 - YouTube
• Documentary 'Any Waste Any Time' - jan 2011 - Rotterdams Havenbedrijf
• Plastic Soup van de band PBII 18 okt 2010 - Clip van de band PBII
• Addicted to Plastic jan 2010 - Ian Connacher
• Afval aan Zee - jan 2010 - Melvin Tool
• Stormvogel EcoQO Workshop - feb 2009 - IMARES