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 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 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 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 and Maria P. Dias
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Bethany L. Clark: BirdLife International
Ana P. B. Carneiro: BirdLife International
Elizabeth J. Pearmain: BirdLife International
Marie-Morgane Rouyer: CNRS, EPHE, IRD
Thomas A. Clay: University of California Santa Cruz
Win Cowger: University of California
Richard A. Phillips: Natural Environment Research Council
Andrea Manica: University of Cambridge
Carolina Hazin: BirdLife International
Marcus Eriksen: 5 Gyres Institute
Jacob González-Solís: Universitat de Barcelona
Josh Adams: Santa Cruz Field Station
Yuri V. Albores-Barajas: Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur - UABCS
Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto: Universidad Cientifica del Sur
Maria Saldanha Alho: Ispa - Instituto Universitário
Deusa Teixeira Araujo: Associação Projecto Vitó
José Manuel Arcos: SEO/BirdLife
John P. Y. Arnould: Deakin University
Nadito J. P. Barbosa: Associação Projecto Vitó
Christophe Barbraud: UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université
Annalea M. Beard: St. Helena Government, Jamestown
Jessie Beck: Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge
Elizabeth A. Bell: Wildlife Management International Ltd
Della G. Bennet: University of Canterbury
Maud Berlincourt: Deakin University
Manuel Biscoito: Museu de História Natural do Funchal
Mark Bolton: RSPB Centre for Conservation Science
Katherine A. Booth Jones: British Trust for Ornithology
John J. Borg: National Museum of Natural History
Karen Bourgeois: Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université
Vincent Bretagnolle: UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université
Joël Bried: University of the Azores
James V. Briskie: University of Canterbury
M. de L. Brooke: University of Cambridge
Katherine C. Brownlie: Deakin University
Leandro Bugoni: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
Licia Calabrese: Island Conservation Society
Letizia Campioni: Ispa - Instituto Universitário
Mark J. Carey: La Trobe University
Ryan D. Carle: Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge
Nicholas Carlile: Department of Planning and Environment
Ana R. Carreiro: University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences
Paulo Catry: Ispa - Instituto Universitário
Teresa Catry: Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
Jacopo G. Cecere: Area Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA)
Filipe R. Ceia: University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences
Yves Cherel: UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université
Chang-Yong Choi: Seoul National University
Marco Cianchetti-Benedetti: Ornis Italica
Rohan H. Clarke: Monash University
Jaimie B. Cleeland: University of Tasmania
Valentina Colodro: Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge
Bradley C. Congdon: James Cook University
Jóhannis Danielsen: Faroe Marine Research Institute
Federico Pascalis: Area Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA)
Zoe Deakin: Cardiff University
Nina Dehnhard: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
Giacomo Dell’Omo: Ornis Italica
Karine Delord: UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université
Sébastien Descamps: Norwegian Polar Institute
Ben J. Dilley: University of Cape Town
Herculano A. Dinis: Associação Projecto Vitó
Jerome Dubos: UMR ENTROPIE, Université de la Réunion
Brendon J. Dunphy: University of Auckland
Louise M. Emmerson: Australian Antarctic Division
Ana Isabel Fagundes: SPEA
Annette L. Fayet: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
Jonathan J. Felis: Santa Cruz Field Station
Johannes H. Fischer: Island Conservation Society
Amanda N. D. Freeman: Nature North
Aymeric Fromant: Deakin University
Giorgia Gaibani: LIPU-BirdLife Italy
David García: Iniciativa de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de les Illes (IRBI)
Carina Gjerdrum: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Ivandra Soeli Gonçalves Correia Gomes: Associação Projecto Vitó
Manuela G. Forero: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
José P. Granadeiro: Universidade de Lisboa & CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies
W. James Grecian: Durham University
David Grémillet: CNRS, EPHE, IRD
Tim Guilford: University of Oxford
Gunnar Thor Hallgrimsson: University of Iceland
Luke R. Halpin: Monash University
Erpur Snær Hansen: South Iceland Nature Research Centre
April Hedd: Wildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Morten Helberg: Østfold University College
Halfdan H. Helgason: East Iceland Nature Research Centre
Leeann M. Henry: St. Helena Government, Jamestown
Hannah F. R. Hereward: Cardiff University
Marcos Hernandez-Montero: Associação Projeto Biodiversidade
Mark A. Hindell: University of Tasmania
Peter J. Hodum: Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge
Simona Imperio: Area Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA)
Audrey Jaeger: UMR ENTROPIE, Université de la Réunion
Mark Jessopp: University College Cork
Patrick G. R. Jodice: Clemson University
Carl G. Jones: Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Christopher W. Jones: University of Cape Town
Jón Einar Jónsson: University of Iceland’s Research Center at Snæfellsnes
Adam Kane: University College Dublin
Sven Kapelj: Association Biom
Yuna Kim: Macquarie University
Holly Kirk: RMIT University
Yann Kolbeinsson: Northeast Iceland Nature Research Centre
Philipp L. Kraemer: Justus Liebig University Giessen
Lucas Krüger: Instituto Antártico Chileno
Paulo Lago: SEO/BirdLife
Todd J. Landers: University of Auckland
Jennifer L. Lavers: Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation
Matthieu Corre: UMR ENTROPIE, Université de la Réunion
Andreia Leal: Associação Projecto Vitó
Maite Louzao: AZTI
Jeremy Madeiros: Bermuda Government
Maria Magalhães: Regional Directorate for Marine Policies, Azores Government
Mark L. Mallory: Acadia University
Juan F. Masello: Justus Liebig University Giessen
Bruno Massa: University of Palermo
Sakiko Matsumoto: Nagoya University
Fiona McDuie: San Jose State University Research Foundation
Laura McFarlane Tranquilla: Birds Canada
Fernando Medrano: Universitat de Barcelona
Benjamin J. Metzger: BirdLife Malta
Teresa Militão: Universitat de Barcelona
William A. Montevecchi: Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
Rosalinda C. Montone: Universidade de São Paulo - Instituto Oceanográfico
Leia Navarro-Herrero: Universitat de Barcelona
Verónica C. Neves: University of the Azores
David G. Nicholls: Chisholm Institute
Malcolm A. C. Nicoll: Zoological Society of London
Ken Norris: Natural History Museum
Steffen Oppel: RSPB Centre for Conservation Science
Daniel Oro: CEAB-CSIC, Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes
Ellie Owen: RSPB Centre for Conservation Science
Oliver Padget: University of Oxford
Vítor H. Paiva: University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences
David Pala: Parco naturale Regionale di Porto Conte
Jorge M. Pereira: University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences
Clara Péron: Laboratoire de Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (UMR BOREA) - Muséum national d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), CNRS, IRD, SU, UCN, UA
Maria V. Petry: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS
Admilton Pina: Associação Projecto Vitó
Ariete T. Moreira Pina: Project Vitó Association
Patrick Pinet: Université de La Réunion
Pierre A. Pistorius: Nelson Mandela University
Ingrid L. Pollet: Acadia University
Benjamin J. Porter: Cardiff University
Timothée A. Poupart: Deakin University
Carolina B. Proaño: Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Júlia Pujol-Casado: Universitat de Barcelona
Petra Quillfeldt: Justus Liebig University Giessen
John L. Quinn: University College Cork
Andre F. Raine: Archipelago Research and Conservation
Helen Raine: Archipelago Research and Conservation
Iván Ramírez: Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
Jaime A. Ramos: University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences
Raül Ramos: Universitat de Barcelona
Andreas Ravache: UMR ENTROPIE (IRD, Université de La Réunion, CNRS, Université de La Nouvelle-Calédonie, Ifremer), Centre IRD Nouméa
Matt J. Rayner: Auckland War Memorial Museum
Timothy A. Reid: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Gregory J. Robertson: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Gerard J. Rocamora: Island Conservation Society
Dominic P. Rollinson: University of Cape Town
Robert A. Ronconi: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Andreu Rotger: IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB)
Diego Rubolini: Università degli Studi di Milano
Kevin Ruhomaun: National Parks and Parks Conservation Service
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James C. Russell: University of Auckland
Peter G. Ryan: University of Cape Town
Sarah Saldanha: Universitat de Barcelona
Ana Sanz-Aguilar: IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB)
Mariona Sardà-Serra: Universitat de Barcelona
Yvan G. Satgé: Clemson University
Katsufumi Sato: University of Tokyo
Wiebke C. Schäfer: Justus Liebig University Giessen
Stefan Schoombie: University of Cape Town
Scott A. Shaffer: Biological Sciences, San Jose State University
Nirmal Shah: Nature Seychelles
Akiko Shoji: University of Tsukuba
Dave Shutler: Acadia University
Ingvar A. Sigurðsson: Icelandic Institute of Natural History
Mónica C. Silva: Universidade de Lisboa
Alison E. Small: St. Helena Government, Jamestown
Cecilia Soldatini: CICESE - Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada - Unidad La Paz
Hallvard Strøm: Norwegian Polar Institute
Christopher A. Surman: Halfmoon Biosciences
Akinori Takahashi: National Institute of Polar Research
Vikash R. V. Tatayah: Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Graeme A. Taylor: Department of Conservation
Robert J. Thomas: Cardiff University
David R. Thompson: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd
Paul M. Thompson: University of Aberdeen
Thorkell L. Thórarinsson: Northeast Iceland Nature Research Centre
Diego Vicente-Sastre: Universitat de Barcelona
Eric Vidal: UMR ENTROPIE (IRD, UR, UNC, CNRS, IFREMER)
Ewan D. Wakefield: Durham University
Susan M. Waugh: BirdLife International
Henri Weimerskirch: UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université
Heiko U. Wittmer: Victoria University of Wellington
Takashi Yamamoto: Azabu University
Ken Yoda: Nagoya University
Carlos B. Zavalaga: Universidad Cientifica del Sur
Francis J. Zino: Freira Conservation Project
Maria P. Dias: BirdLife International

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2023
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