Researchers find plastic in the guts of Arctic seabirds

[Laurie Knight <>]

Yes, the Pacific Gyre is well known.  The Arctic, on the other hand,  
should be less polluted.
On 08/03/2011, at 8:24 AM, Mark Carey wrote:

> Plastic ingestion is affecting seabirds worldwide, not just in  
> Arctic seabirds.  Last year I found plastic debris in 100% of Short- 
> tailed Shearwater chicks on Phillip Island.  This work will be  
> appearing in an upcoming issue of Emu.
> Mark
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> > From: 
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> > Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:59:50 +1000
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Researchers find plastic in the guts of  
> Arctic seabirds
> >
> > It's a persistent problem. 
> Seehttp://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Researchers%20find%20more%20plastic%20guts%20Arctic%20seabirds/4390662/story.html
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