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Plastic litter
publication date: Dec 2, 2011
Seabird ingestion of plastic litter still exceeding policy targets
Data from studies monitoring the amount of plastic eaten by seabirds suggest that levels in the North Sea are well above targets established for the North East Atlantic Ocean by OSPAR (the Oslo and Paris Convention). For the most recent monitoring period, the target amount was exceeded in well over half the birds studied. Download article (PDF) |
