Plastic Waste in a Dish from Fulmar Bird in Sylt

Thilo Maack, oceans and biodiversity campaigner with Greenpeace Germany, dissects a dead northern fulmar in the 'Schutzstation Wattenmeer' Hoernum (mud flats - nature reserve). The plastic rubbish in the dish shows the approximate volume a human stomach would hold, when compared to what is found in the stomach of the northern fulmar.

In original language:

Plastikmuell aus dem Meer

Thilo Maack, Greenpeace Kampaigner fuer Meere und Biodiversitaet, seziert einen toten Eissturmvogel in der Schutzstation Wattenmeer Hoernum. Die Menge an Plastikmuell in der Schale kommt der Vergleichsmenge nahe, die entsprechend zum Eissturmvogel im Magen eines Menschen vorhanden waere.

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Unique identifier: GP0STOA0J

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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