Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds

Bethany L. Clark; Ana P. B. Carneiro; Elizabeth J. Pearmain; Marie Morgane Rouyer; Thomas A. Clay; Win Cowger; Richard A. Phillips; Andrea Manica; Carolina Hazin; Marcus Eriksen; Jacob González-Solís; Josh Adams; Yuri V. Albores-Barajas; Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto; Maria Saldanha Alho; Deusa Teixeira Araujo; José Manuel Arcos; John P. Y. Arnould; Nadito J. P. Barbosa; Christophe Barbraud; Annalea M. Beard; Jessie Beck; Elizabeth A. Bell; Della G. Bennet; Maud Berlincourt; Manuel Biscoito; Oskar K. Bjørnstad; Mark Bolton; Katherine A. Booth Jones; John J. Borg; Karen Bourgeois; Vincent Bretagnolle; Joël Bried; James V. Briskie; M. de L. Brooke; Katherine C. Brownlie; Leandro Bugoni; Licia Calabrese; Letizia Campioni; Mark J. Carey; Ryan D. Carle; Nicholas Carlile; Ana R. Carreiro; Paulo Catry; Teresa Catry; Jacopo G. Cecere; Filipe R. Ceia; Yves Cherel; Chang Yong Choi; Marco Cianchetti-Benedetti; Rohan H. Clarke; Jaimie B. Cleeland; Valentina Colodro; Bradley C. Congdon; Jóhannis Danielsen; Federico De Pascalis; Zoe Deakin; Nina Dehnhard; Giacomo Dell'Omo; Karine Delord; Sébastien Descamps; Ben J. Dilley; Herculano A. Dinis; Jerome Dubos; Brendon J. Dunphy; Louise M. Emmerson; Ana Isabel Fagundes; Annette L. Fayet; Jonathan J. Felis; Johannes H. Fischer; Amanda N. D. Freeman; Aymeric Fromant; Giorgia Gaibani; David García; Carina Gjerdrum; Ivandra Soeli Gonçalves Correia Gomes; Manuela G. Forero; José P. Granadeiro; W. James Grecian; David Grémillet; Tim Guilford; Gunnar Thor Hallgrimsson; Luke R. Halpin; Erpur Snær Hansen; April Hedd; Morten Helberg; Halfdan H. Helgason; Leeann M. Henry; Hannah F. R. Hereward; Marcos Hernandez-Montero; Mark A. Hindell; Peter J. Hodum; Simona Imperio; Audrey Jaeger; Mark Jessopp; Patrick G. R. Jodice; Carl G. Jones; Christopher W. Jones; Jón Einar Jónsson; Adam Kane; Sven Kapelj; Yuna Kim; Holly Kirk; Yann Kolbeinsson; Philipp L. Kraemer; Lucas Krüger; Paulo Lago; Todd J. Landers; Jennifer L. Lavers; Matthieu Le Corre; Andreia Leal; Maite Louzao; Jeremy Madeiros; Maria Magalhães; Mark L. Mallory; Juan F. Masello; Bruno Massa; Sakiko Matsumoto; Fiona McDuie; Laura McFarlane Tranquilla; Fernando Medrano; Benjamin J. Metzger; Teresa Militão; William A. Montevecchi; Rosalinda C. Montone; Leia Navarro-Herrero; Verónica C. Neves; David G. Nicholls; Malcolm A. C. Nicoll; Ken Norris; Steffen Oppel; Daniel Oro; Ellie Owen; Oliver Padget; Vítor H. Paiva; David Pala; Jorge M. Pereira; Clara Péron; Maria V. Petry; Admilton de Pina; Ariete T.Moreira Pina; Patrick Pinet; Pierre A. Pistorius; Ingrid L. Pollet; Benjamin J. Porter; Timothée A. Poupart; Christopher D. L. Powell; Carolina B. Proaño; Júlia Pujol-Casado; Petra Quillfeldt; John L. Quinn; Andre F. Raine; Helen Raine; Iván Ramírez; Jaime A. Ramos; Raül Ramos; Andreas Ravache; Matt J. Rayner; Timothy A. Reid; Gregory J. Robertson; Gerard J. Rocamora; Dominic P. Rollinson; Robert A. Ronconi; Andreu Rotger; Diego Rubolini; Kevin Ruhomaun; Asunción Ruiz; James C. Russell; Peter G. Ryan; Sarah Saldanha; Ana Sanz-Aguilar; Mariona Sardà-Serra; Yvan G. Satgé; Katsufumi Sato; Wiebke C. Schäfer; Stefan Schoombie; Scott A. Shaffer; Nirmal Shah; Akiko Shoji; Dave Shutler; Ingvar A. Sigurðsson; Mónica C. Silva; Alison E. Small; Cecilia Soldatini; Hallvard Strøm; Christopher A. Surman; Akinori Takahashi; Vikash R. V. Tatayah; Graeme A. Taylor; Robert J. Thomas; David R. Thompson; Paul M. Thompson; Thorkell L. Thórarinsson; Diego Vicente-Sastre; Eric Vidal; Ewan D. Wakefield; Susan M. Waugh; Henri Weimerskirch; Heiko U. Wittmer; Takashi Yamamoto; Ken Yoda; Carlos B. Zavalaga; Francis J. Zino; Maria P. Dias

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z

Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds

Bethany L. Clark^*, Ana P. B. Carneiro, Elizabeth J. Pearmain^*, Marie Morgane Rouyer, Thomas A. Clay, Win Cowger, Richard A. Phillips, Andrea Manica, Carolina Hazin, Marcus Eriksen, Jacob González-Solís, Josh Adams, Yuri V. Albores-Barajas, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Maria Saldanha Alho, Deusa Teixeira Araujo, José Manuel Arcos, John P. Y. Arnould, Nadito J. P. Barbosa, Christophe BarbraudAnnalea M. Beard, Jessie Beck, Elizabeth A. Bell, Della G. Bennet, Maud Berlincourt, Manuel Biscoito, Oskar K. Bjørnstad, Mark Bolton, Katherine A. Booth Jones, John J. Borg, Karen Bourgeois, Vincent Bretagnolle, Joël Bried, James V. Briskie, M. de L. Brooke, Katherine C. Brownlie, Leandro Bugoni, Licia Calabrese, Letizia Campioni, Mark J. Carey, Ryan D. Carle, Nicholas Carlile, Ana R. Carreiro, Paulo Catry, Teresa Catry, Jacopo G. Cecere, Filipe R. Ceia, Yves Cherel, Chang Yong Choi, Marco Cianchetti-Benedetti, Rohan H. Clarke, Jaimie B. Cleeland, Valentina Colodro, Bradley C. Congdon, Jóhannis Danielsen, Federico De Pascalis, Zoe Deakin, Nina Dehnhard, Giacomo Dell'Omo, Karine Delord, Sébastien Descamps, Ben J. Dilley, Herculano A. Dinis, Jerome Dubos, Brendon J. Dunphy, Louise M. Emmerson, Ana Isabel Fagundes, Annette L. Fayet, Jonathan J. Felis, Johannes H. Fischer, Amanda N. D. Freeman, Aymeric Fromant, Giorgia Gaibani, David García, Carina Gjerdrum, Ivandra Soeli Gonçalves Correia Gomes, Manuela G. Forero, José P. Granadeiro, W. James Grecian, David Grémillet, Tim Guilford, Gunnar Thor Hallgrimsson, Luke R. Halpin, Erpur Snær Hansen, April Hedd, Morten Helberg, Halfdan H. Helgason, Leeann M. Henry, Hannah F. R. Hereward, Marcos Hernandez-Montero, Mark A. Hindell, Peter J. Hodum, Simona Imperio, Audrey Jaeger, Mark Jessopp, Patrick G. R. Jodice, Carl G. Jones, Christopher W. Jones, Jón Einar Jónsson, Adam Kane, Sven Kapelj, Yuna Kim, Holly Kirk, Yann Kolbeinsson, Philipp L. Kraemer, Lucas Krüger, Paulo Lago, Todd J. Landers, Jennifer L. Lavers, Matthieu Le Corre, Andreia Leal, Maite Louzao, Jeremy Madeiros, Maria Magalhães, Mark L. Mallory, Juan F. Masello, Bruno Massa, Sakiko Matsumoto, Fiona McDuie, Laura McFarlane Tranquilla, Fernando Medrano, Benjamin J. Metzger, Teresa Militão, William A. Montevecchi, Rosalinda C. Montone, Leia Navarro-Herrero, Verónica C. Neves, David G. Nicholls, Malcolm A. C. Nicoll, Ken Norris, Steffen Oppel, Daniel Oro, Ellie Owen, Oliver Padget, Vítor H. Paiva, David Pala, Jorge M. Pereira, Clara Péron, Maria V. Petry, Admilton de Pina, Ariete T.Moreira Pina, Patrick Pinet, Pierre A. Pistorius, Ingrid L. Pollet, Benjamin J. Porter, Timothée A. Poupart, Christopher D. L. Powell, Carolina B. Proaño, Júlia Pujol-Casado, Petra Quillfeldt, John L. Quinn, Andre F. Raine, Helen Raine, Iván Ramírez, Jaime A. Ramos, Raül Ramos, Andreas Ravache, Matt J. Rayner, Timothy A. Reid, Gregory J. Robertson, Gerard J. Rocamora, Dominic P. Rollinson, Robert A. Ronconi, Andreu Rotger, Diego Rubolini, Kevin Ruhomaun, Asunción Ruiz, James C. Russell, Peter G. Ryan, Sarah Saldanha, Ana Sanz-Aguilar, Mariona Sardà-Serra, Yvan G. Satgé, Katsufumi Sato, Wiebke C. Schäfer, Stefan Schoombie, Scott A. Shaffer, Nirmal Shah, Akiko Shoji, Dave Shutler, Ingvar A. Sigurðsson, Mónica C. Silva, Alison E. Small, Cecilia Soldatini, Hallvard Strøm, Christopher A. Surman, Akinori Takahashi, Vikash R. V. Tatayah, Graeme A. Taylor, Robert J. Thomas, David R. Thompson, Paul M. Thompson, Thorkell L. Thórarinsson, Diego Vicente-Sastre, Eric Vidal, Ewan D. Wakefield, Susan M. Waugh, Henri Weimerskirch, Heiko U. Wittmer, Takashi Yamamoto, Ken Yoda, Carlos B. Zavalaga, Francis J. Zino, Maria P. Dias

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Abstract

Plastic pollution is distributed patchily around the world's oceans. Likewise, marine organisms that are vulnerable to plastic ingestion or entanglement have uneven distributions. Understanding where wildlife encounters plastic is crucial for targeting research and mitigation. Oceanic seabirds, particularly petrels, frequently ingest plastic, are highly threatened, and cover vast distances during foraging and migration. However, the spatial overlap between petrels and plastics is poorly understood. Here we combine marine plastic density estimates with individual movement data for 7137 birds of 77 petrel species to estimate relative exposure risk. We identify high exposure risk areas in the Mediterranean and Black seas, and the northeast Pacific, northwest Pacific, South Atlantic and southwest Indian oceans. Plastic exposure risk varies greatly among species and populations, and between breeding and non-breeding seasons. Exposure risk is disproportionately high for Threatened species. Outside the Mediterranean and Black seas, exposure risk is highest in the high seas and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of the USA, Japan, and the UK. Birds generally had higher plastic exposure risk outside the EEZ of the country where they breed. We identify conservation and research priorities, and highlight that international collaboration is key to addressing the impacts of marine plastic on wide-ranging species.

Original language	English
Article number	3665
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z
Publication status	Published - 4 Jul 2023

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Clark, B. L., Carneiro, A. P. B., Pearmain, E. J., Rouyer, M. M., Clay, T. A., Cowger, W., Phillips, R. A., Manica, A., Hazin, C., Eriksen, M., González-Solís, J., Adams, J., Albores-Barajas, Y. V., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Alho, M. S., Araujo, D. T., Arcos, J. M., Arnould, J. P. Y., Barbosa, N. J. P., ... Dias, M. P. (2023). Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds. Nature Communications, 14(1), 1-14. [3665]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z

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PY - 2023/7/4

Y1 - 2023/7/4

N2 - Plastic pollution is distributed patchily around the world's oceans. Likewise, marine organisms that are vulnerable to plastic ingestion or entanglement have uneven distributions. Understanding where wildlife encounters plastic is crucial for targeting research and mitigation. Oceanic seabirds, particularly petrels, frequently ingest plastic, are highly threatened, and cover vast distances during foraging and migration. However, the spatial overlap between petrels and plastics is poorly understood. Here we combine marine plastic density estimates with individual movement data for 7137 birds of 77 petrel species to estimate relative exposure risk. We identify high exposure risk areas in the Mediterranean and Black seas, and the northeast Pacific, northwest Pacific, South Atlantic and southwest Indian oceans. Plastic exposure risk varies greatly among species and populations, and between breeding and non-breeding seasons. Exposure risk is disproportionately high for Threatened species. Outside the Mediterranean and Black seas, exposure risk is highest in the high seas and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of the USA, Japan, and the UK. Birds generally had higher plastic exposure risk outside the EEZ of the country where they breed. We identify conservation and research priorities, and highlight that international collaboration is key to addressing the impacts of marine plastic on wide-ranging species.

AB - Plastic pollution is distributed patchily around the world's oceans. Likewise, marine organisms that are vulnerable to plastic ingestion or entanglement have uneven distributions. Understanding where wildlife encounters plastic is crucial for targeting research and mitigation. Oceanic seabirds, particularly petrels, frequently ingest plastic, are highly threatened, and cover vast distances during foraging and migration. However, the spatial overlap between petrels and plastics is poorly understood. Here we combine marine plastic density estimates with individual movement data for 7137 birds of 77 petrel species to estimate relative exposure risk. We identify high exposure risk areas in the Mediterranean and Black seas, and the northeast Pacific, northwest Pacific, South Atlantic and southwest Indian oceans. Plastic exposure risk varies greatly among species and populations, and between breeding and non-breeding seasons. Exposure risk is disproportionately high for Threatened species. Outside the Mediterranean and Black seas, exposure risk is highest in the high seas and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of the USA, Japan, and the UK. Birds generally had higher plastic exposure risk outside the EEZ of the country where they breed. We identify conservation and research priorities, and highlight that international collaboration is key to addressing the impacts of marine plastic on wide-ranging species.

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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z

DO - 10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z

M3 - Article

C2 - 37402727

AN - SCOPUS:85164246239

SN - 2041-1723

VL - 14

SP - 1

EP - 14

JO - Nature Communications

JF - Nature Communications

IS - 1

M1 - 3665

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Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds

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