Review of plastic pollution policies of Arctic countries in relation to seabirds

Jannie F. Linnebjerg, Julia E. Baak, Tom Barry, Maria V. Gavrilo, Mark L. Mallory, Flemming R. Merkel, Courtney Price, Jakob Strand, Tony R. Walker, Jennifer F. Provencher

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Résumé

Marine plastic is a ubiquitous environmental problem that can have an impact on a variety of marine biota, such as seabirds, making it an important concern for scientists and policy makers. Although research on plastic ingestion by seabirds is increasing, few studies have examined policies and long-term monitoring programs to reduce marine plastic in the Arctic. This paper provides a review of international, national, and regional policies and long-term monitoring programs that address marine plastic in relation to seabirds in the Arctic countries: Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark (Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden, and the United States of America. Results show that a broad range of international, national, regional and local policies address marine debris, specifically through waste management and the prevention of pollution from ships. However, few policies directly address seabirds and other marine biota. Further, policies are implemented inconsistently across regions, making it difficult to enforce and monitor the efficacy of these policies given the long-range transport of plastic pollution globally. To reduce marine plastic pollution in the Arctic environment, pan-Arctic and international collaboration is needed to implement standardized policies and long-term monitoring programs for marine plastic in the Arctic and worldwide.

Langue d'origineEnglish
JournalFacets
Volume6
Numéro de publication1
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - janv. 2021

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
We thank Maria Pettersvik Arvnes, Amalie Ask, Katrín Sóley Bjarnadóttir, Andreas Haugaard Christensen, Nina Dehnhard, Laura Dukowski, Geir W. Gabrielsen, Ingeborg Hallanger, Sjúrður Hammer, Andrew Horan, Marthe Margrethe Haugen, Hermanni Kaartokallio, Margaret McCauley, Peter Murphy, Caitlin Owen, Eirik Drabløs Pettersen, Elisabet Rosendal, Mia Rönkä, Kine Øren, and and members of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Circumpolar Seabird Expert Group for useful comments and for contributing information on legal frameworks. This work was supported by the Arctic Council Project Support Instrument (PSI), managed by the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) and the CAFF working group of the Arctic Council. JEB was supported by a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council scholarship at Acadia University.

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Copyright © 2021 Linnebjerg et al.

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