Prevalence and composition of fishing gear debris in the nests of northern gannets (Morus bassanus) are related to fishing effort

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 907-911

  Bond, Alexander L ^a,d   Montevecchi, William A ^a   Guse, Nils ^b   Regular, Paul M ^a   Garthe, Stefan ^b   Rail, Jean François ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological indicators; Fishing effort; Fishing gear; Marine debris; Northern gannet; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING GEARS; MARINE DEBRIS; NORTHERN GANNETS; SEABIRDS;

ANIMALS; DEBRIS; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES;

FISHERIES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; BREEDING POPULATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING GEAR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEABIRD;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; FISHING; FISHING GEAR DEBRIS; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MORUS BASSANUS; NESTING; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PREVALENCE; RIVER BASIN; SEABIRD;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

ANIMALIA; MORUS BASSANUS;

EID: 84860330996     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Andrady A. Fate of plastics debris in the marine environment. Proceedings of the International Research Workshop on the Occurrence, Effects, and Fate of Microplastic Marine Debris. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS-OR&R-30. NOAA Marine Debris Division, 2008, 78-106. Silver Spring, Maryland. C. Arthur, J. Baker, H. Bamford (Eds.).
2. Bourne R. Seabirds and pollution. Marine Pollution 1977, 403-502. Academic Press, London. R.C. Johnston (Ed.).
3. Burger J., Gochfeld M. Marine birds as sentinels of environmental pollution. Eco. Health 2004, 1:263-274.
4. Colton J.B., Knapp F.D., Burns B.R. Plastic particles in surface waters of the northwestern Atlantic. Science 1974, 185:491-497.
5. Conant S. Man-made debris and marine wildlife in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Elepaio 1984, 44:87-88.
6. Durant J.M., Hjermann D.Ø., Frederiksen M., Charraissin J.B., Le Maho Y., Sabarros P.S., Crawford R.J.M., Stenseth N.C. Pros and cons of using seabirds as ecological indicators. Clim. Res. 2009, 39:115-129.
7. Good T.P., June J.A., Etnier M.A., Broadhurst G. Derelict fishing nets in Puget Sound and the Northwest Straits: patterns and threats to marine fauna. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2010, 60:39-50.
8. Howell E.A., Bograd S.J., Morishige C., Seki M.P., Polovina J.J. On North Pacific circulation and associated marine debris concentration. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2012, 65:16-22.
9. Hutchings J.A., Myers R.A. What can be learned from the collapse of a renewable resource? Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, of Newfoundland and Labrador. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1994, 51:2126-2146.
10. Laist D.W. Impacts of marine debris: entanglement of marine life in marine debris including a comprehensive list of species with entanglement and ingestion records. Marine Debris: Sources, Impacts, and Solutions 1997, Springer-Verlag, New York. J.M. Coe, D.B. Rogers (Eds.).
11. Lewison R.L., Crowder L.B., Read A.J., Freeman S.A. Understanding impacts of fisheries bycatch on marine megafauna. Trends Ecol. Evol. 2004, 19:598-604.
12. McElwee K., Donohue M.J., Courtney C.A., Morishe C., Vicente A.R. A strategy for detecting derelict fishing gear at sea. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2012, 65:7-15.
13. Montevecchi W.A. Incidence and types of plastic in gannets' nests in the northwest Atlantic. Can. J. Zool. 1991, 69:295-297.
14. Nelson J.B. The Sulidae: Gannets and Boobies 1978, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
15. Norman F.I., Menkhorst P.W., Hurley V.G. Plastics in nests of Australasian Gannets Morus serrator in Victoria, Australia. Emu 1995, 95:129-133.
16. Provencher J.L., Gaston A.J., Mallory M.L. Evidence for increased ingestion of plastics by Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in the Canadian Arctic. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2009, 58:1078-1096.
17. R Development Core Team R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing. Version 2.12.1 [computer program] 2010, R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria.
18. Robards M.D., Piatt J.F., Wohl K.D. Increasing frequency of plastic particles ingested by seabirds in the subarctic North Pacific. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 1995, 30:151-157.
19. Robards M.D., Gould P.J., Piatt J.F. The highest global concentrations and increased abundance of oceanic plastic debris in the North Pacific: evidence from seabirds. Marine Debris: Sources, Impacts, and Solutions 1997, Springer-Verlag, New York. J.M. Coe, D.B. Rogers (Eds.).
20. Ryan P.G. The effects of ingested plastic on seabirds: correlations between plastic load and body condition. Environ. Pollut. 1987, 46:119-125.
21. Schrey E., Vauk G.J.M. Records of entangled gannets (Sula bassana) at Helgoland, German Bight. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 1987, 18:350-352.
22. Sievert P.R., Sileo L. The effects of ingested plastic on growth and survival of albatross chicks. The Status, Ecology, and Conservation of Marine Birds of the North Pacifc 1993, Can Wildl Serv Spec Pub., Ottawa, ON, Canada. K. Vermeer, K.T. Briggs, K.H. Morgan, D. Siegel-Causey (Eds.).
23. Thompson R.C., Olsen Y., Mitchell R.P., Davis A., Rowland S.J., John A.W.G., McGonigle D., Russell A.E. Lost at sea: where is all the plastic?. Science 2004, 304:838.
24. van Franeker J.A., Blaize C., Danielsen J., Fairclough K., Gollan J., Guse N., Hansen P.-L., Heubeck M., Jensen J.-K., Le Guillou G., Olsen B., Olsen K.-O., Pedersen J., Stienen E.W.M., Turner D.M. Monitoring plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis in the North Sea. Environ. Pollut. 2011, 159:2609-2615.
25. Votier S.C., Archibald K., Morgan G., Morgan L. The use of plastic debris as nesting material by a colonial seabird and associated entanglement mortality. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2011, 62:168-172.