Polymers identified in loggerhead turtles (Carretta caretta) stranded or bycaught in North Cyprus, eastern Mediterranean
2024
Duncan, Emily M | Deniz Akbora, Hasan | Baldi, Patrizia | Beton, Damla | Broderick, Annette C | Cicek, Burak Ali | Crowe-Harland, Charlotte | Davey, Sophie | DeSerisy, Tess | Fuller, Wayne J | Haywood, Julia C | Hsieh, Yu Jou | Kaya, Ecem | Omeyer, Lucy C M | Ozkan, Meryem | Palmer, Josie L | Roast, Emma | Santillo, David | Schneider, M Jesse | Snape, Robin T E | Sutherland, Katrina C | Godley, Brendan J
Observations of investigations for plastic ingestion in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), stranded or bycaught on the coastline of North Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean). A total of 135 loggerhead turtles were sampled spanning a period of 11 years (2012-2022). During necropsy, the entire gastrointestinal tract was removed and initial contents weighed. The contents were grossly examined then rinsed through a 1 mm mesh sieve to separate and remove the plastic for classification and dietary items for storage and analysis. Ingested plastic was classified using a system outlined in Duncan et al. (2019, doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48086-4; 2021, doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.699521) which builds upon the Fulmar Protocol and MSFD (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) Marine Litter Report 2011 (Descriptor 10) toolkits (Galgani et al., 2014, doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.02.003; van Franeker et al., 2011, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2011.06.008).
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