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AIMS. We investigated the incidence of microplastics in grey seals in the. Northeast Atlantic, in an aim to understand interactions between higher trophic level ...
First report of microplastics in pinnipeds Hernandez-Milian, G. b, Lusher, A.a, MacGabhann, S.b, Gosch, M.b,c, O’Connor, I.a, Cronin, M.c, Rogan, E.b. A

Marine and Freshwater Research Centre, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland. B Aquaculture & Fisheries Development Center (AFDC), School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences (BEES) University College Cork C Coastal and Marine Research Centre, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork

Introduction

AIMS

Microplastics

We investigated the incidence of microplastics in grey seals in the Northeast Atlantic, in an aim to understand interactions between higher trophic level organisms and microplastics.

Microplastics, or synthetic particles