Marine Debris Project Final Report 2014

http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/11dec15/inter.htmIn addition to the preceding, a University of Queensland press release was put out for a new globalturtles and plastics paper led by PhD student Qamar Schuyler. Please see the University ofQueensland website for more information and details:http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=26558.Media interest in the recent publication was not limited to the domestic audiences. A briefsummary is provided below: AFP Brisbane Courier Mail ABC radio Plastics News magazine Canadian news organization – Globalnews.ca Sport Diver magazine ABC Pacific 1 Oct 2013. This work was internationally highlighted in The Borneo Post, Arab News, Khaleej Times, ChinaNews, The National (Emirates) – via http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx9.2 PublicationsOver the course of the three years of this project, several publications have been produced and a numberof additional papers are in preparation. Below is a summary list (in alphabetical order).1. Acampora, H, Q Schuyler, K Townsend and BD Hardesty 2013. Comparing plastic ingestion betweenjuvenile and adult stranded Short-tailed Shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris) in Eastern Australia. MarinePollution Bulletin. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.11.009.2. Acampora, H, BD Hardesty, K Townsend and K Erzini 2014. Plastic ingestion by short-tailed shearwaters(Puffinus tenuirostris) in northern Australia. Proceedings of the International workshop on fate andimpacts of microplastics in marine ecosystems.3. Hardesty BD, C Wilcox, J Butler, R Gunn. 2013. Exploring sources, impacts and methods for ameliorationof ghost nets as a threat to marine species. A final report of the CSIRO and GhostNets AustraliaPartnership: 2009-2013.72 | Understanding the effects of marine debris on wildlife