Microplastic fibres in juvenile European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) from Swansea Bay DOI

Eloïse Boblin

BioShorts., Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. 2 - 5

Published: Aug. 16, 2024

Microplastic fibres (MPF), pervasive in marine environments due to their persistent nature and diminutive size, pose ecological threats as potential targets for ingestion by native species. This study contributes the ongoing data collection effort on MPF prevalence wildlife investigating presence gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of juvenile Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice) Merlangius merlangus (whiting) fish samples from Swansea Bay ecosystem. Specimens were collected using beam trawl GITs dissected probed presence. Among all analysed specimens, 35.9% contained fibres, with a significantly higher average number MPF/GIT whiting population (49.2% MPF; 0.92 MPF/GIT) than plaice (21.4% 0.29 MPF/GIT). Both consume plankton planktotrophic fish. Plankton are prone ingestion, attributed resemblance natural diet, so it was hypothesised that trophic transfer had occurred. Whiting generally consumes wider variety planktonic organisms, potentially explaining elevated observed specimen compared plaice. While this research served only preliminary (and thus, confounding factors not considered), these results demonstrate microplastics ecosystem highlight concerns regarding microplastic bioaccumulation transfer.

Language: Английский

Microplastics at an Environmentally Relevant Dose Enhance Mercury Toxicity in a Marine Copepod under Multigenerational Exposure: Multi-omics Perspective DOI

Zhuoan Bai,

Yaohui He,

Guo‐sheng Hu

et al.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 478, P. 135529 - 135529

Published: Aug. 15, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

2
Distribution and characteristics of microplastics in seawater, sediment, and crude salt from Madura Island, the largest solar salt production island in Indonesia DOI
Makhfud Efendy, Nizar Amir,

Mohamad Zaki Mahasin

et al.

Regional Studies in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 78, P. 103803 - 103803

Published: Sept. 6, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

2
Microplastics in Morocco's most consumed fisheries: Chemical characterization, ecological traits, and implications for human health DOI

Maryam Ouheddou,

Mohamed Rida Abelouah, Mohamed Ben-Haddad

et al.

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 210, P. 117334 - 117334

Published: Nov. 29, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

1
Microplastic fibres in juvenile European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) from Swansea Bay DOI

Eloïse Boblin

BioShorts., Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. 2 - 5

Published: Aug. 16, 2024

Microplastic fibres (MPF), pervasive in marine environments due to their persistent nature and diminutive size, pose ecological threats as potential targets for ingestion by native species. This study contributes the ongoing data collection effort on MPF prevalence wildlife investigating presence gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of juvenile Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice) Merlangius merlangus (whiting) fish samples from Swansea Bay ecosystem. Specimens were collected using beam trawl GITs dissected probed presence. Among all analysed specimens, 35.9% contained fibres, with a significantly higher average number MPF/GIT whiting population (49.2% MPF; 0.92 MPF/GIT) than plaice (21.4% 0.29 MPF/GIT). Both consume plankton planktotrophic fish. Plankton are prone ingestion, attributed resemblance natural diet, so it was hypothesised that trophic transfer had occurred. Whiting generally consumes wider variety planktonic organisms, potentially explaining elevated observed specimen compared plaice. While this research served only preliminary (and thus, confounding factors not considered), these results demonstrate microplastics ecosystem highlight concerns regarding microplastic bioaccumulation transfer.

Language: Английский

Citations

0