Skimming the Surface - Using Seabirds to Monitor Plastic in the Arctic

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology in cooperation with the Council of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) showcase the problem of plastics pollution in the Arctic, and explores plastic interactions with seabirds to build support for a circumpolar plastics monitoring program that will include birds as an indicator of whether marine plastic mitigation efforts are effective. Plastics are a pervasive global problem, including in the Arctic. They have adverse effects on wildlife and humans. There is a need for a circumpolar monitoring program for plastics. There are solutions that are feasible and cost-effective. Birds are impacted by plastic but can be used to monitor mitigation efforts. While solving the plastics problem in the Arctic requires larger policy changes, there are actions that can be taken by regional stakeholders today that will help better understand both the problem and the solutions.
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Thanks for sharing.... love your channel...😍😍

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Hello my friend! Nice job! Like #177

[@AmazingNatureRelaxation]

🌺Such a tragic problem. It blows my mind that we still have such a problem with this even though we can see that it is, indeed, a problem. Thanks so much for showing us this study and the science behind it. - Henry

[@edgargomez9450]

I hope that one day, videos like this will seem pedantic and archaic to our advanced, clean societies of the future and that nature can be restored to it's full glory again while being at balance with our own needs as the other part of Earth.

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Beautifully said.

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Superb 👌👌👌 Big like 👍 👍👍 Keep it up ✌️ ✌️✌️

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This has really opened my eyes, thank you.

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Thanks for posting! 👍

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Happy earth day

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Nice video...

[@cleaningactivityyoutubersh922]

This is a troublesome problem. Everyone should be careful. Only humans can make plastic. As you can see in the video, I go to the sea every day to clean plastic trash. It's a small force, but if everyone does it, the world will change. from Japan

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👌👌👌👌

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I wish I could help clean up that mess.

[@SnowyHilly]

We have to try to go zero waste.. It's the most helpful way to do it

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nice position

[@forknowledge6959]

I wish I could eat food without worrying about plastic and mercury poisoning. I hope they can get better filters on stormwater drains. Also, is there a citizen app for people to make a report when they find a dead seabird or animal and disect it to look for plastic?

[@shelbycarlson2757]

It's sad because it's our food???? !!! It's sadder on so many more levels than that.

[@naveens6128]

humans...as selfish as always

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Skimming the surfrag

[@SaunieHolloway]

We MUST do BETTER.

[@SnowyHilly]

We all must go zero waste. It's the most effective way to help.

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Q&A

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We are insufferable.😠

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que pecado