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    Studying marine litter around the southwest coasts using fulmars as an indicator species Alice Trevail South West Fulmar Project/National Oceanography Centre, Southampton southwestfulmars@gmail.com Marine litter is a well-documented problem, likely to persist given the continual increase in plastic production. The South West Fulmar Project is a new initiative to quantify marine litter around the southwest coasts. The project relies on volunteers collecting beached fulmars to quantify plastic ingestion. Data can then be compared to other regions in the northeast Atlantic as well as marine litter policy. This talk will cover the suitability of fulmars as an indicator species, what we have learnt about plastic pollution in other areas from fulmar monitoring, and a call for help with collecting fulmars from beaches!

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    Studying marine litter around the southwest coasts using fulmars as an indicator species Alice Trevail South West Fulmar Project/National Oceanography Centre, Southampton southwestfulmars@gmail.com Marine litter is a well-documented problem, likely to persist given the continual increase in plastic production. The South West Fulmar Project is a new initiative to quantify marine litter around the southwest coasts. The project relies on volunteers collecting beached fulmars to quantify plastic ingestion. Data can then be compared to other regions in the northeast Atlantic as well as marine litter policy. This talk will cover the suitability of fulmars as an indicator species, what we have learnt about plastic pollution in other areas from fulmar monitoring, and a call for help with collecting fulmars from beaches!

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    Studying marine litter around the southwest coasts using fulmars as an indicator species Alice Trevail South West Fulmar Project/National Oceanography Centre, Southampton southwestfulmars@gmail.com Marine litter is a well-documented problem, likely to persist given the continual increase in plastic production. The South West Fulmar Project is a new initiative to quantify marine litter around the southwest coasts. The project relies on volunteers collecting beached fulmars to quantify plastic ingestion. Data can then be compared to other regions in the northeast Atlantic as well as marine litter policy. This talk will cover the suitability of fulmars as an indicator species, what we have learnt about plastic pollution in other areas from fulmar monitoring, and a call for help with collecting fulmars from beaches!

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    Seabirds as Monitors of Marine Litter

    South West Marine Ecosystems, 13th March 2015

    The South West Fulmar Project


    Alice Trevail

    Global plastic production

    Million
    tonnes

    Earliest reports of plastic


    in the food chain

    Monitoring with Northern Fulmars

    Photos: S. Khn

    % of Population
    With plastic
    Without plastic

    Stomach plastic: North Sea average


    Human:

    Fulmar:

    Credits: Jan A Van Franeker

    South West Fulmar Project


    Aim: to protect our coasts from plastic litter
    Fulmar plastic ingestion amounts:
    Policy tool (OSPAR/MSFD)
    Public awareness

    What can you do?

    Please keep an eye out for beached fulmars!


    Help with project promotion hugely appreciated!!!

    Thank you!

    The South West Fulmar Project


    southwestfulmars@gmail.com
    facebook.com/southwestfulmars
    @AliceTrevail

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