Jan van Franeker

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- Marine biologist (Netherlands, 1954) working at IMARES, Texel, The Netherlands since 1986
- Main biology specializations: higher predators (seabirds, marine mammals) in Polar (Antarctic) Ecosystems
- Via seabird work, more and more occupied in marine litter issues, including beached litter issues
- Leading monitoring research on plastic ingestion by Northern Fulmars in the wider North Sea area
- Would love to do more work on effects of ingestion

Location

Texel, The Netherlands

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Affiliation

IMARES Wageningen UR

Website

http://www.imares.wur.nl/UK/research/dossiers/plastic/plastic-fulmar/

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