Seabird mortality in the north Irish Sea and firth of clyde early in 1974 |
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| Authors: | C Lloyd JA Bogan WRP Bourne P Dawson JLF Parslow AG Stewart |
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| Institution: | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Beds., U.K.;Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Veterinary Hospital, Bearsden Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland.;The Seabird Group, Department of Zoology, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, Scotland.;Clyde River Purification Board, Rivers House, Murray, East Kilbride, Scotland.;Monks Wood Experimental Station, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, England.;31 St. Andrews Avenue, Prestwick, Scotland. |
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| Abstract: | Heavy mortality of guillemots in the Irish Sea was recorded in 1969 and was the subject of a detailed enquiry. Organochlorine contamination was thought to be a contributory factor, although this could not be conclusively established. These persistent pollutants remain in the environment and further mortalities might be expected if they were indeed responsible. In January, 1974 there was a further heavy loss of seabirds in the area and, this time, investigators were prepared and the incident was carefully monitored. |
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