“…As shown in other studies, levels of organohalogen compounds including PBDE in a given marine fish species can vary greatly throughout the year due to feeding and spawning cycles (Frantzen et al, 2011). Moreover biological end ecological factors, such as fish species, gender, size, and feeding habitat influence the PBDE bioaccumulation (Bragigand et al, 2006;Isosaari et al, 2006;Vorkamp et al, 2012).…”