Sharp increase in seals entangled in nets, other sea pollution on Dutch shores
10 months ago

Sharp increase in seals entangled in nets, other sea pollution on Dutch shores

NL Times  

Seal center Pieterburen has already rescued 12 seals tangled in nets and other sea pollution on Dutch shores this year. In all of last year, Pieterburen’s seal wardens only had to rescue 38 seals from entanglement in litter. The biggest source of seal entanglements is fishing waste, Sander van Dijk of Pieterburen told RTL Nieuws. The seal rescue center is very concerned about the increase in the number of seals needing help.

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More seals entangled in plastic waste in Netherlands
2 years, 4 months ago

More seals entangled in plastic waste in Netherlands

NL Times  

The number of seals entangled in plastic waste in the Netherlands has increased in recent years. But public awareness of helping injured seals also increased, and in recent years it has become easier to contact the seal centers. “For example, through social media, which makes people more likely to report an entangled seal.” In 88 percent of cases, the waste …

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