Ingestion of microplastics and natural fibres in Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) and Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) along the Spanish Mediterranean coast

Compa, Montserrat; Ventero, Ana; Iglesias, M.; Deudero, Salud

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.009

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“…MP abundance found in the coastal pelagic fish species caught off Atlanto‐Iberian was in agreement with concentrations found in digestive tract of other pelagic fish species from the Portuguese coastal and estuarine waters (Neves et al ; Bessa et al ) and from western Spanish Mediterranean coast (Compa et al ). Conversely, Herrera et al () reported high numbers of MP per stomach for chub mackerel in the Canary Islands coast while Neves et al () found lower numbers of MP in stomachs of horse mackerel and Atlantic mackerel.…”

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Microplastic ingestion and diet composition of planktivorous fish

Lopes

Raimundo

Caetano

et al. 2020

Limnol Oceanogr Letters

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Microplastics (MP) pollution in marine ecosystems is a worldwide problem. Factors that influence their ingestion by different fish species are still not well understood. To our knowledge, this is the first work coupling MP accumulation and a full taxonomic description of planktivorous fish diet. We found that MP accumulation was more associated with prey size consumed by fish than with prey type, and species depending on larger mesozooplankton prey accumulated more MP than those dependent on smaller planktonic prey. We identify horse mackerel as a suitable bioindicator for MP monitoring in the pelagic Iberian ecosystem. AbstractPlanktivorous pelagic fish are susceptible to accumulating microplastics (MP), which have the same size range as their prey and accumulate in their feeding and spawning grounds. We analyzed stomach contents of pelagic fish (European sardine, horse mackerel, anchovy, chub mackerel, Atlantic mackerel, and bogue) from Atlanto-Iberian waters to investigate the relationship between MP ingestion, their diet composition and select a potential bioindicator. We found significant differences between diet of the studied fish species in terms of prey type and size. MP ingestion was significantly related to diet composition. Species with diets that include smaller prey (European sardine, chub mackerel, and bogue) had lower MP concentration in the stomachs than fish depending on larger mesozooplanktonic prey. Horse mackerel had the highest proportion of larger prey (> 1000 μm) and the highest MP abundance in the stomachs, and thus are a suitable bioindicator for MP monitoring in the pelagic Iberian ecosystem.

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Microplastic ingestion and diet composition of planktivorous fish

Lopes

Raimundo

Caetano

et al. 2020

Limnol Oceanogr Letters

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“…Effects of microplastics on fish are different based on their type (Choi et al 2018). The majority of plastic particles in this study were fibers and it was similar to the results of previous studies (Lusher et al 2013;Philips and Bonner 2015;Rummel et al 2016;Bellas et al 2016;Guven et al 2017;Peters et al 2017;Pazos et al 2017;Baalkhuyur et al 2018;Bessa et al 2018;McGoran et al 2018;Compa et al 2018;Horton et al 2018), followed by fragment (Bessa et al 2018;Compa et al 2018;Horton et al 2018) or hard plastic (Guven et al 2017), and film (Horton et al 2018). Type of ingested microplastic is related to the feeding behavior of examined fish.…”

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“…The most abundant of ingested microplastic in this study were transparent, blue, red, black, and green particles. Similar color was observed in other previous studies (Alomar et al 2017;Baalkhuyur et al 2018;Bessa et al 2018;Bellas et al 2016;Digka et al 2018;Compa et al 2018;Guven et al 2017). The examined fishes ingested phytoplankton and zooplankton as their natural prey.…”

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“…In contrast, some previous studies showed that the number of ingested microplastics was statistically and positively correlated to fish weight (Horton et al 2018) and fish length (Peters et al 2016;Pegado et al 2018). The larger fishes had more plastics in their digestive tract than smaller fishes (Boerger et al 2010;Compa et al 2018).…”

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confidence: 74%

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The presence of microplastics in the digestive tract of commercial fishes off Pantai Indah Kapuk coast, Jakarta, Indonesia

Hastuti¹,

Lumbanbatu

Wardiatno

2019

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Hastuti AR, Lumbanbatu DTF, Wardiatno Y. 2019. The presence of microplastics in the digestive tract of commercial fishes off Pantai Indah Kapuk coast, Jakarta, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 1233-1242. Microplastics in fishes have been reported in many studies due to their threat to marine fishes and human health. But only a few data exist on commercial fish for human consumption in Indonesia. This study revealed the presence of microplastics in the digestive tract of 9 commercial species collected from six sites along the Pantai Indah Kapuk coast. Ingested microplastics were identified using gut content analysis. Microplastic particles were counted and categorized by type, color, and size. 169 of 174 (97.13%) of examined fish had microplastics. A total of 2063 microplastic particles were collected with the average number of particles per individual of 12.21 ± 9.76. The highest number (20.0 ± 8.0 particles individual-1) was found in Sardinella fimbriata and the lowest one (4.9 ± 4.7 particles individual-1) was found in Oreochromis mossambicus. Majority of ingested particles were fibers (89.63%), followed by fragments (6.24%), films (4.13%) and no pellets were observed. In terms of color, the most abundant were transparent particles (79.20%), followed by blue (7.03%), red (3.54%), black (2.86%), green (2.71%), and others which were found in low number. The highest number of fibers by size was <20-100 µm (55.03%), films were 100 - 1000 µm (33.93%), and fragments were <100 µm (25.25%). Microplastics ingested per individual in each species were not correlated to total body length, total body weight, digestive tract length, digestive content weight, mouth height, and mouth length.

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“…Policies to reduce single-use plastics including, bans of single-use plastic bags, drinking straws, deposit and return plans for plastic bottles, and EPR, which makes manufactures responsible for the entire product life-cycle, are positive steps that should be widely implemented. 0 to 3 items per fish PET, PA, polyacrylamide (Compa et al 2018) Mussels (Mytilus edulis) 3.0 (0.9)/g PET, PUR, Polyether (Catarino et al 2018 Oysters (…”

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Occurrence, sources, human health impacts and mitigation of microplastic pollution

Karbalaei

Hanachi

Walker

et al. 2018

Environ Sci Pollut Res

451

168

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The presence and accumulation of plastic and microplastic (MP) debris in the natural environment is of increasing concern and has become the focus of attention for many researchers. Plastic debris is a prolific, long-lived pollutant, that is highly resistant to environmental degradation, readily adheres hydrophobic persistent organic pollutants and is linked to morbidity and mortality in numerous aquatic organisms. The prevalence of MPs within the natural environment are a symptom of continuous and rapid growth in synthetic plastic production and mismanagement of plastic waste. Many terrestrial and marine-based processes, including domestic and industrial drainage, maritime activities agricultural runoff and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) effluent, contribute to MP pollution in aquatic environments. MPs have been identified in food consumed by human and in air samples, and exposure to MPs via ingestion or inhalation could lead to adverse human health effects. Regulations in many countries have already been established or will soon be implemented to reduce MPs in aquatic environments. This review focuses on the occurrence, sources, and transport of MPs in terrestrial and aquatic environments to highlight potential human health effects, and applicable regulations to mitigate impacts of MPs. This study also highlights the importance of personality traits and cognitive ability in reducing the entry of MPs into the environment.

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Ingestion of microplastics and natural fibres in Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) and Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) along the Spanish Mediterranean coast

Cited by 221 publications

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Microplastic ingestion and diet composition of planktivorous fish

Microplastic ingestion and diet composition of planktivorous fish

The presence of microplastics in the digestive tract of commercial fishes off Pantai Indah Kapuk coast, Jakarta, Indonesia

Occurrence, sources, human health impacts and mitigation of microplastic pollution

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