5-things Info for Jan van Franeker - 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

Disciplines

• Biology

Affiliation

IMARES Wageningen UR

Website

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