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Plastic litter in seal stomachs
The presence of plastics in stomachs of seals was investigated for the first time.
In animals that died during a viral disease outbreak near the island of Texel in the Netherlands, 12% of the stomachs contained plastic, usually a single item. This of course is an alarming signal, but the frequency seems too low for a useful monitoring study like conducted by IMARES for Northern Fulmars.
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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).
The full article can be downloaded online from Marine Pollution Bulletin (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.035)
The pdf of the article can also be send to you by Jan Andries van Franeker or Elisa Bravo Rebolledo.