Fatal ingestion of floating net debris by two sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 765-767

  Jacobsen, Jeff K ^a   Massey, Liam ^b   Gulland, Frances ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pacific Trawl and Supply Company   (United States)

^c THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign body; Marine debris; Net; Sperm whale; Stranding

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; FLOATING MATERIALS; MARINE DEBRIS; PLASTIC DEBRIS; SPERM WHALES;

ANIMALS; HYDROPHONES;

DEBRIS;

PLASTIC;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FISHING GEAR; INGESTION RATE; STRANDING; WHALE;

ARTICLE; DEATH; FISHING; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SPERM WHALE; STOMACH RUPTURE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; EATING; FISHERIES; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; OCEANS AND SEAS; PARTICLE SIZE; SPERM WHALE; STOMACH RUPTURE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 77952954874     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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