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A Northern Giant Petrel that dies during treatment in Brazil is found to contain plastic
other posts to ACAP Latest News that describe more cases of giant petrels ingesting plastic objects, as well as latex balloons. With thanks to Projeto Albatroz, photographs from CRAM-FURG. John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 31 October 2019
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“A Black-footed Albatross was found entangled in discarded balloons and strings on Marina State Beach in June 2013”
Fulmars Fulmarus glacialis were also reported, as was a Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes entangled with a balloon. The paper’s abstract follows: “Marine fauna in the California Current System is susceptible to entanglement in anthropogenic...
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The World Seabird Union forms a committee for seabirds and plastic pollution
the impacts of plastic pollution on seabirds; and Provide a central base for knowledge exchange. Plastic spoon and latex balloon and plastic fragments removed from a Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus (click here) The following information...
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A plastic straw is found in a juvenile mollymawk albatross in New Zealand
Albatross T. chrysostoma washed up dead on an Australian shore which contained a straw as well as fragments of latex balloons (click here). Globally, campaigns have started against the use of single-use plastic straws, many of which end up at sea once...
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“Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution”. The Albatross and Petrel Agreement supports World Migratory Bird Day in 2019
from plastic bags, toothbrushes, cigarette lighters, plastic straws, bottle tops and toy soldiers to fragments of latex balloons and Styrofoam, and even the sole of a shoe: the list seems endless. Concern has also been expressed at the harmful effects...
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An albatross is seen at sea trailing a balloon string
trip to explore underwater mountains off Tasmania's coast, scientists observed an albatross that had apparently swallowed a balloon. Marine biologist Alice Forrest aboard said "we thought it had a squid in its mouth and upon closer observation we...
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All tied up: over half of the 31 ACAP-listed seabird species have been entangled by plastics
high-risk applications where there are alternatives (e.g. six-pack rings), discouraging the use of high-risk items (e.g. balloons on strings, ‘manja’ kites), and encouraging fishers to not discard waste fishing gear by providing specific receptacles and...
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No place safe: released balloons kill albatrosses – and other marine life
A researcher holds a collapsed balloon entangled with the corpse of an albatross chick on Kure Atoll, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Photograph by Andy Sullivanhaskins, Hawaii Department of Lands and Natural Resources The Marine Debris...
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Today is World Oceans Day - with a plastic pollution theme
from this. For example, ACAP Latest News has reported on plastic and other foreign objects (such as fragments of latex balloons) swallowed by a Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata and by Southern Macronectes giganteus and Northern M. halli...
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"Just like a red balloon": surgery removes ingested plastic from a translocated Laysan Albatross chick
Pacific Rim Conservation has reported on a successful operation to remove a piece of ingested plastic and pieces of a red balloon from a Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis chick. The bird was being hand-reared at the James Campbell National...
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