Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds

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

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z

Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds

Bethany L. Clark^* (Corresponding Author), Ana P.B. Carneiro^* (Corresponding Author), Elizabeth Pearmain^* (Corresponding Author), Marie-Morgane Rouyer, Thomas Clay, Win Cowger, Richard A Phillips, Andrea Manica, Carolina Hazin, Marcus Eriksen, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Josh Adams, Yuri Albores-Barajas, Joanna Alfaro-Shiqueto, Maria Alho, Deusa Araujo, José Manuel Arcos, John Arnould, Nadito Barbosa, Christophe BarbraudAnnalea Beard, Jessie Beck, Elizabeth Bell, Della Bennet, Maud Berlincourt, Manuel J Conceicao Biscoito, Oskar Bjørnstad, Mark Bolton, Katherine Booth Jones, John Borg, Karen Bourgeois, Vincent Bretagnolle, Joel Bried, James Briskie, Michael Brooke, Katherine Brownlie, Leandro Bugoni, Licia Calabrese, Letizia Campioni, Mark Carey, Ryan D Carle, Nicholas Carlile, Ana Rita Carreiro, Paulo Catry, Teresa Catry, Jacopo Cecere, Filipe R. Ceia, Yves Cherel, Chang-Yong Choi, Marco Cianchetti-Benedetti, Rohan Clarke, Jaimie Cleeland, Valentina Colodro, Bradley Congdon, Jóhannis Danielsen, Federico De Pascalis, Zoe Deakin, Nina Dehnhard, Giacomo Dell'Omo, Karine Delord, Sébastien Descamps, Ben J. Dilley, Herculano Dinis, Jérôme Dubos, Brendon Dunphy, Louise Emmerson, Ana Isabel Fagundes, Annette L. Fayet, Jonathan Felis, Johannes Fischer, Amanda Freeman, Aymeric Fromant, Giorgia Gaibani, David García,, Carina Gjerdrum, Ivandra Soeli Gomes, Manuela Forero, Jose Pedro Granadeiro, W. James Grecian, David Grémillet, Tim Guilford, Gunnar Thor Hallgrimsson, Luke Halpin, Erpur Hansen, April Hedd, Morten Helberg, Hálfdán Helgi Helgason, Leeann Henry, Hannah Hereward, Marcos Hernández-Montero, Mark Hindell, Peter Hodum, Simona Imperio, Audrey Jaeger, Mark J. Jessopp, Patrick Jodice, Carl G. Jones, Christopher Jones, Jón Einar Jónsson, Adam Kane, Sven Kapelj, Yuna Kim, Holly Kirk, Yann Kolbeinsson, Philipp Kraemer, Lucas Krüger, Paulo Lago, Todd Landers, Jennifer Lavers, Matthieu Le Corre, Andreia Leal, Louzao Maite, Jeremy Madeiros, Maria Magalhães, Mark L. Mallory, Juan Masello, Bruno Massa, Sakiko Matsumoto, Fiona McDuie, Laura McFarlane Tranquilla, Fernando Medrano, Benjamin Metzger, Teresa Militão, William A. Montevecchi, Rosalinda Montone, Leia Navarro-Herrero, Verónica Neves, David Nicholls, Malcolm A. C. Nicoll, Ken Norris, Steffen Oppel, Daniel Oro, Ellie Owen, Oliver Padget, Vitor H. Paiva, David Pala, Jorge M. Pereira, Clara Péron, Maria Petry, Admilton Pina, Ariete Teresa Pina, Patrick Pinet, Pierre Pistorius, Ingrid Pollet, Benjamin Porter, Timothée Poupart, Powell Christopher D, Carolina Proaño, Júlia Pujol-Casado, Petra Quillfeldt, John Quinn, Andre Raine, Helen Raine, Iván Ramírez, Jaime Albino Ramos, Raül Ramos, Andreas Ravache, Matt Rayner, Timothy Reid, Gregory T Robertson, Gerard Rocamora, Dominic Rollinson, Robert A. Ronconi, Andreu Rotger, Diego Rubolini, Kevin Ruhomaun, Asunción Ruiz, James M. Russell, Peter G. Ryan, Sarah Saldanha, Ana Sanz-Aguilar, Mariona Sardà Serra, Yvan Satgé, Katsufumi Sato, Wiebke Schäfer, Stefan Schoombie, Scott Shaffer, Nirmal Shah, Akiko Shoji, Dave Shutler, Ingvar Atli Sigurðsson, Monica A. Silva, Alison Small, Cecilia Soldatini, Hallvard Strøm, Christopher Surman, Akinori Takahashi, Rabindra Vikash Tatayah, Graeme Taylor, Robert Thomas, David Thompson, Paul Thompson, Thorkell Lindberg Thórarinsson, Diego Vicente-Sastre, Eric Vidal, Ewan D. Wakefield, Susan Waugh, Henri Weimerskirch, Heiko Wittmer, Takashi Yamamoto, Ken Yoda, Carlos Zavalaga, Francis 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
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z
Publication status	Published - 4 Jul 2023

Bibliographical note

B.L.C., C.H., and A.M. were funded by the Cambridge Conservation Initiative’s Collaborative Fund sponsored by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. E.J.P. was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council C-CLEAR doctoral training programme (Grant no. NE/S007164/1). We are grateful to all those who assisted with the collection and curation of tracking data. Further details are provided in the Supplementary Acknowledgements. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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

Clark, BL, Carneiro, APB, Pearmain, E, Rouyer, M-M, Clay, T, Cowger, W, Phillips, RA, Manica, A, Hazin, C, Eriksen, M, Gonzalez-Solis, J, Adams, J, Albores-Barajas, Y, Alfaro-Shiqueto, J, Alho, M, Araujo, D, Arcos, JM, Arnould, J, Barbosa, N, Barbraud, C, Beard, A, Beck, J, Bell, E, Bennet, D, Berlincourt, M, Conceicao Biscoito, MJ, Bjørnstad, O, Bolton, M, Jones, KB, Borg, J, Bourgeois, K, Bretagnolle, V, Bried, J, Briskie, J, Brooke, M, Brownlie, K, Bugoni, L, Calabrese, L, Campioni, L, Carey, M, Carle, RD, Carlile, N, Carreiro, AR, Catry, P, Catry, T, Cecere, J, Ceia, FR, Cherel, Y, Choi, C-Y, Cianchetti-Benedetti, M, Clarke, R, Cleeland, J, Colodro, V, Congdon, B, Danielsen, J, De Pascalis, F, Deakin, Z, Dehnhard, N, Dell'Omo, G, Delord, K, Descamps, S, Dilley, BJ, Dinis, H, Dubos, J, Dunphy, B, Emmerson, L, Fagundes, AI, Fayet, AL, Felis, J, Fischer, J, Freeman, A, Fromant, A, Gaibani, G, García, D, Gjerdrum, C, Soeli Gomes, I, Forero, M, Granadeiro, JP, Grecian, WJ, Grémillet, D, Guilford, T, Hallgrimsson, GT, Halpin, L, Hansen, E, Hedd, A, Helberg, M, Helgason, HH, Henry, L, Hereward, H, Hernández-Montero, M, Hindell, M, Hodum, P, Imperio, S, Jaeger, A, Jessopp, MJ, Jodice, P, Jones, CG, Jones, C, Jónsson, JE, Kane, A, Kapelj, S, Kim, Y, Kirk, H, Kolbeinsson, Y, Kraemer, P, Krüger, L, Lago, P, Landers, T, Lavers, J, Le Corre, M, Leal, A, Maite, L, Madeiros, J, Magalhães, M, Mallory, ML, Masello, J, Massa, B, Matsumoto, S, McDuie, F, McFarlane Tranquilla, L, Medrano, F, Metzger, B, Militão, T, Montevecchi, WA, Montone, R, Navarro-Herrero, L, Neves, V, Nicholls, D, Nicoll, MAC, Norris, K, Oppel, S, Oro, D, Owen, E, Padget, O, Paiva, VH, Pala, D, Pereira, JM, Péron, C, Petry, M, Pina, A, Pina, AT, Pinet, P, Pistorius, P, Pollet, I, Porter, B, Poupart, T, Christopher D, P, Proaño, C, Pujol-Casado, J, Quillfeldt, P, Quinn, J, Raine, A, Raine, H, Ramírez, I, Ramos, JA, Ramos, R, Ravache, A, Rayner, M, Reid, T, Robertson, GT, Rocamora, G, Rollinson, D, Ronconi, RA, Rotger, A, Rubolini, D, Ruhomaun, K, Ruiz, A, Russell, JM, Ryan, PG, Saldanha, S, Sanz-Aguilar, A, Sardà Serra, M, Satgé, Y, Sato, K, Schäfer, W, Schoombie, S, Shaffer, S, Shah, N, Shoji, A, Shutler, D, Sigurðsson, IA, Silva, MA, Small, A, Soldatini, C, Strøm, H, Surman, C, Takahashi, A, Tatayah, RV, Taylor, G, Thomas, R, Thompson, D, Thompson, P, Thórarinsson, TL, Vicente-Sastre, D, Vidal, E, Wakefield, ED, Waugh, S, Weimerskirch, H, Wittmer, H, Yamamoto, T, Yoda, K, Zavalaga, C, Zino, F & Dias, MP 2023, 'Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds', Nature Communications, vol. 14, 3665. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z

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AU - Satgé, Yvan

AU - Sato, Katsufumi

AU - Schäfer, Wiebke

AU - Schoombie, Stefan

AU - Shaffer, Scott

AU - Shah, Nirmal

AU - Shoji, Akiko

AU - Shutler, Dave

AU - Sigurðsson, Ingvar Atli

AU - Silva, Monica A.

AU - Small, Alison

AU - Soldatini, Cecilia

AU - Strøm, Hallvard

AU - Surman, Christopher

AU - Takahashi, Akinori

AU - Tatayah, Rabindra Vikash

AU - Taylor, Graeme

AU - Thomas, Robert

AU - Thompson, David

AU - Thompson, Paul

AU - Thórarinsson, Thorkell Lindberg

AU - Vicente-Sastre, Diego

AU - Vidal, Eric

AU - Wakefield, Ewan D.

AU - Waugh, Susan

AU - Weimerskirch, Henri

AU - Wittmer, Heiko

AU - Yamamoto, Takashi

AU - Yoda, Ken

AU - Zavalaga, Carlos

AU - Zino, Francis

AU - Dias, Maria P.

N1 - B.L.C., C.H., and A.M. were funded by the Cambridge Conservation Initiative’s Collaborative Fund sponsored by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. E.J.P. was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council C-CLEAR doctoral training programme (Grant no. NE/S007164/1). We are grateful to all those who assisted with the collection and curation of tracking data. Further details are provided in the Supplementary Acknowledgements. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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.

U2 - 10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z

DO - 10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z

M3 - Article

C2 - 37402727

SN - 2041-1723

VL - 14

JO - Nature Communications

JF - Nature Communications

M1 - 3665

ER -

Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds

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