Outreach including publications

Dolly rope as a source of plastic pollution in Danish waters. Surveys of the occurrence of fisheries-related dolly rope on beaches and assessment of its potential as a source of microplastics and environmental impacts. Strand, J. 2026. Aarhus University, DCE – National Centre for Environment and Energy, 32 pp. – Scientific Report No. 693. Link: https://dce.au.dk/fileadmin/dce.au.dk/Udgivelser/Videnskabelige_rapporter_600-699/SR693.pdf
Seabirds Under Pressure (SUPRE): Initiation of studies on beached seabirds in Danish waters, poster presented at the 23rd Danish Marine Research Conference – Helsingør, Denmark, 20 Jan 2026 → 22 Jan 2026. Link: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/seabirds-under-pressure-supre-opstart-af-unders%C3%B8gelser-p%C3%A5-ilanddr/
Helping seabirds under pressure: Researchers and volunteers join forces to uncover why seabirds are disappearing. Newsletter from the VELUX Foundation, 19 January 2026. Link: Helping seabirds under pressure: Researchers and volunteers join forces to uncover why seabirds are disappearing | VELUX FOUNDATION
Conference presentation: Seabirds Under Pressure (SUPRE): Unlocking the potential of beached bird surveys for understanding and alleviating threats to seabird populations in Danish waters, Poster presented at Mission Ocean & Waters EU Presidency Conference: EU Missions – Restore our Ocean & Waters - Nyborg, Danmark, 23 - 24 sep. 2025: https://pure.au.dk/portal/files/444746385/Supre_Poster_Nyborg_24sep25-v1.pdf
DOF news and press release: Denmark's coasts to be checked for dead seabirds, Monday, January 12, 2026: https://www.dof.dk/om-dof/nyheder?nyhed_id=2408&_gl=1*noplq6*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTQ0NTY5ODYxNi4xNzY4MjAzOTk5*_ga_BEJ5S2FZDP*czE3NjgyMDM5OTUkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjgyMDM5OTUkajYwJGwwJGgw

Revised 04.02.2026

Else Vihlborg Staalsen