As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debris

Marine debris has been found in marine animals since the early 20th century, but little is known about the impacts of the ingestion of debris in large marine mammals. In this study we describe a case of mor- tality of a sperm whale related to the ingestion of large amounts of marine debris in the Me...

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Autores: de Stephanis, Renaud, Giménez, Joan, Carpinelli, Eva, Gutiérrez-Expósito, Carlos, Cañadas, Ana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Marine debris
Greenhouse
plastic
sperm whale
spatial modelling
Mediterranean Sea
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spelling As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debrisde Stephanis, RenaudGiménez, JoanCarpinelli, EvaGutiérrez-Expósito, CarlosCañadas, AnaMarine debrisGreenhouseplasticsperm whalespatial modellingMediterranean SeaMarine debris has been found in marine animals since the early 20th century, but little is known about the impacts of the ingestion of debris in large marine mammals. In this study we describe a case of mor- tality of a sperm whale related to the ingestion of large amounts of marine debris in the Mediterranean Sea (4th published case worldwide to our knowledge), and discuss it within the context of the spatial dis- tribution of the species and the presence of anthropogenic activities in the area that could be the source of the plastic debris found inside the sperm whale. The spatial distribution modelled for the species in the region shows that these animals can be seen in two distinct areas: near the waters of Almería, Granada and Murcia and in waters near the Strait of Gibraltar. The results shows how these animals feed in waters near an area completely flooded by the greenhouse industry, making them vulnerable to its waste prod- ucts if adequate treatment of this industry’s debris is not in place. Most types of these plastic materials have been found in the individual examined and cause of death was presumed to be gastric rupture fol- lowing impaction with debris, which added to a previous problem of starvation. The problem of plastics arising from greenhouse agriculture should have a relevant section in the conservation plans and should be a recommendation from ACCOBAMS due to these plastics’ and sperm whales’ high mobility in the Mediterranean Sea.Peer reviewedElsevier201320132013info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://hdl.handle.net/10261/75929reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.01.033info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/759292026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debris
title As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debris
spellingShingle As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debris
de Stephanis, Renaud
Marine debris
Greenhouse
plastic
sperm whale
spatial modelling
Mediterranean Sea
title_short As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debris
title_full As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debris
title_fullStr As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debris
title_full_unstemmed As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debris
title_sort As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debris
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv de Stephanis, Renaud
Giménez, Joan
Carpinelli, Eva
Gutiérrez-Expósito, Carlos
Cañadas, Ana
author de Stephanis, Renaud
author_facet de Stephanis, Renaud
Giménez, Joan
Carpinelli, Eva
Gutiérrez-Expósito, Carlos
Cañadas, Ana
author_role author
author2 Giménez, Joan
Carpinelli, Eva
Gutiérrez-Expósito, Carlos
Cañadas, Ana
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Marine debris
Greenhouse
plastic
sperm whale
spatial modelling
Mediterranean Sea
topic Marine debris
Greenhouse
plastic
sperm whale
spatial modelling
Mediterranean Sea
description Marine debris has been found in marine animals since the early 20th century, but little is known about the impacts of the ingestion of debris in large marine mammals. In this study we describe a case of mor- tality of a sperm whale related to the ingestion of large amounts of marine debris in the Mediterranean Sea (4th published case worldwide to our knowledge), and discuss it within the context of the spatial dis- tribution of the species and the presence of anthropogenic activities in the area that could be the source of the plastic debris found inside the sperm whale. The spatial distribution modelled for the species in the region shows that these animals can be seen in two distinct areas: near the waters of Almería, Granada and Murcia and in waters near the Strait of Gibraltar. The results shows how these animals feed in waters near an area completely flooded by the greenhouse industry, making them vulnerable to its waste prod- ucts if adequate treatment of this industry’s debris is not in place. Most types of these plastic materials have been found in the individual examined and cause of death was presumed to be gastric rupture fol- lowing impaction with debris, which added to a previous problem of starvation. The problem of plastics arising from greenhouse agriculture should have a relevant section in the conservation plans and should be a recommendation from ACCOBAMS due to these plastics’ and sperm whales’ high mobility in the Mediterranean Sea.
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