An albatross bolus at Midway Atoll Refuge

A matted brown mass with bits of of plastic and fishing line
Photo By/Credit

Elena Fischer/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
06/24/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
An albatross bolus, or mass of food, mixed with fishing line and microplastics, partially digested by an albatross at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific.
Facility
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Marine
Subject tags
Animal health
Human impacts
Marine ecology
Pollution
Research
Seabirds
Wildlife refuges