Ocean blackspots identified in UCC study of plastics 

A black-browed albatross: Researchers found that oceanic seabirds are at higher risk of plastic exposure.

The Mediterranean, and the seas off the UK, US, and Japan are where seabirds such as the albatross are most at risk of plastic exposure, a study of ocean blackspots has found.

Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) were among those involved in the study of over 7,000 seabirds and their movement.