Duncan, Emily M; Deniz Akbora, Hasan; Baldi, Patrizia; Beton, Damla; Broderick, Annette C; Cicek, Burak Ali; Crowe-Harland, Charlotte; Davey, Sophie; DeSerisy, Tess; Fuller, Wayne J; Haywood, Julia C; Hsieh, Yu Jou; Kaya, Ecem; Omeyer, Lucy C M; Ozkan, Meryem; Palmer, Josie L; Roast, Emma; Santillo, David; Schneider, M Jesse; Snape, Robin T E; Sutherland, Katrina C; Godley, Brendan J (2024): Polymers identified in loggerhead turtles (Carretta caretta) stranded or bycaught in North Cyprus, eastern Mediterranean [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.965691
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Published: 2024-02-20 • DOI registered: 2024-02-21
Abstract:
Observations of investigations for plastic ingestion in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), stranded or bycaught on the coastline of North Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean). A total of 135 loggerhead turtles were sampled spanning a period of 11 years (2012-2022). During necropsy, the entire gastrointestinal tract was removed and initial contents weighed. The contents were grossly examined then rinsed through a 1 mm mesh sieve to separate and remove the plastic for classification and dietary items for storage and analysis. Ingested plastic was classified using a system outlined in Duncan et al. (2019, doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48086-4; 2021, doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.699521) which builds upon the Fulmar Protocol and MSFD (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) Marine Litter Report 2011 (Descriptor 10) toolkits (Galgani et al., 2014, doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.02.003; van Franeker et al., 2011, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2011.06.008).
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Duncan, Emily M; Akbora, Hasan Deniz; Baldi, Patrizia; Beton, Damla; Broderick, Annette C; Cicek, Burak Ali; Crowe-Harland, Charlotte; Davey, Sophie; DeSerisy, Tess; Fuller, Wayne J; Haywood, Julia C; Hsieh, Yu Jou; Kaya, Ecem; Omeyer, Lucy C M; Ozkan, Meryem; Palmer, Josie L; Roast, Emma; Santillo, David; Schneider, M Jesse; Snape, Robin T E; Sutherland, Katrina C; Godley, Brendan J (2024): Marine turtles as bio-indicators of plastic pollution in the eastern Mediterranean. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 201, 116141, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116141
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Duncan, Emily M; Arrowsmith, Jessica A; Bain, Charlotte E; Bowdery, Hannah; Broderick, Annette C; Chalmers, Tierney; Fuller, Wayne J; Galloway, Tamara S; Lee, Jonathon H; Lindeque, Penelope K; Omeyer, Lucy C M; Snape, Robin T E; Godley, Brendan J (2019): Diet-related selectivity of macroplastic ingestion in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the eastern Mediterranean. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 11581, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48086-4
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van Franeker, Jan Andries; Blaize, Christine; Danielsen, Johannis; Fairclough, Keith; Gollan, Jane; Guse, Nils; Hansen, Poul-Lindhard; Heubeck, Martin; Jensen, Jens-Kjeld; Le Guillou, Gilles; Olsen, Bergur; Olsen, Kåre-Olav; Pedersen, J; Stienen, Eric W M; Turner, Daniel M (2011): Monitoring plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis in the North Sea. Environmental Pollution, 159(10), 2609-2615, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.06.008
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Date/Time Start: 2012-12-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2022-10-05T00:00:00
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
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408 data points