of seabirds have eaten plastic
Modelling estimates 90% of individual seabirds have ingested plastic; 99% of species will be affected by 2050.
- Value
- 90%
- Unit
- %
- Data year
- 2015
- Trend
- Rising
- Source name
- Wilcox, Van Sebille & Hardesty 2015, PNAS
- Source link
- doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1502108112
- Confidence
- Evidence: High
- Caveat / scope
- Model estimate, not a direct count. The work was partly supported by Shell's Social Investment Program; Shell, an oil, gas and chemicals company.
- Verified on
- 24 September 2026
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