Collecting Plastic Waste on the Beach in Sylt

Thilo Maack, oceans and biodiversity campaigner with Greenpeace Germany and Rainer Borcherding, marine biologist at the 'Schutzstation Wattenmeer' Hoernum (mud flats - nature reserve), collect plastic waste at the beach.

In original language:

Plastikmuell sammeln am Strand

Thilo Maack, Greenpeace Kampaigner fuer Meere und Biodiversitaet und Rainer Borcherding, Meeresbiologe der Schutzstation Wattenmeer Hoernum, sammeln Plastikmuell am Strand.

Unique identifier: GP0STOA01

Type: Image

Shoot date: 26/02/2014

Locations: Europe, Germany, Sylt

Credit line: © Roman Pawlowski / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Plastic Waste Research on Sylt

Greenpeace oceans and biodiversity campaigner Thilo Maack and Rainer Borcherding, marine biologist at the 'Schutzstation Wattenmeer' Hoernum, documenting the plastic waste pollution of oceans and beaches, researching on the island of Sylt. Waste has washed ashore. Plastic poses a threat to the environment and sea life. Dead sea bird (Northern Fulmar) found on the beach. Thilo Maack dissects a dead northern fulmar in the 'Schutzstation.'
Plastic waste found inside the stomach of a seabird.

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