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Seabirds as sentinels for ocean health
- Seabirds are at such high risk of plastic consumption that the level of plastics in their stomaches is used as an indicator of ocean ecosystem health by the Oslo and Paris Convention in the North Sea. As of 2017, 60 percent of fulmar seabirds have 0.1 grams plastic or more in their stomaches, which is six times the target threshold. Learn more from the most recent Assessment of Plastic Particles in Fulmar Stomaches.
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