Why the whelk (Buccinum undatum) has become extinct in the Dutch Wadden Sea
Cadée, G.C.; Boon, J.P.; Fischer, C.V.; Mensink, B.P.; ten Hallers-Tjabbes, C.C. (1995). Why the whelk (Buccinum undatum) has become extinct in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Neth. J. Sea Res. 34(4): 337-339
In: Netherlands Journal of Sea Research. Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ): Groningen; Den Burg. ISSN 0077-7579; e-ISSN 1873-1406, more
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| Keywords |
Agents > Antifouling substances
Chemical compounds > Tin compounds
Chemical elements > Metals > Heavy metals > Tin
Conservation > Nature conservation
Extinction
Extinction
Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Shellfish > Marine organisms > Marine molluscs
Fishing
Overexploitation > Commercial fishing > Overfishing
Pollution effects
Population dynamics
Tributyltin
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]; Gastropoda [WoRMS]
ANE, Wadden Sea [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top |
- Cadée, G.C., more
- Boon, J.P., more
- Fischer, C.V.
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- Mensink, B.P.
- ten Hallers-Tjabbes, C.C.
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| Abstract |
The disappearance of the whelk from the western Dutch Wadden Sea started in the mid 1920s with a gradual decline due to overfishing and lethal shell damage by fishing gear. When fishery stopped in the early 1970s, tributyltin-based (TBT) antifouling paints had become into use. Such paints caused imposex and possibly reproduction failure in the whelk leading to its local extinction. The whelk will disappear from larger parts of its present distribution area if fishery-free areas do not become effective, and if the use of TBT-based paints continues. |
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