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Lanternfish as bioindicator of microplastics in the deep sea: A spatiotemporal analysis using museum specimens
Journal of Hazardous Materials2025
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Natascha Schmidt,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Natascha Schmidt,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Natascha Schmidt,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Arnaud Bertrand,
Arnaud Bertrand,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Magali Albignac
Natascha Schmidt,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Júlia Rodrigues Martins,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Michael Maia Mincarone,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Natascha Schmidt,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Magali Albignac
Anne K.S. Justino,
Júlia Rodrigues Martins,
Júlia Rodrigues Martins,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Magali Albignac
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Magali Albignac
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Leandro Nolé Eduardo,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Michael Maia Mincarone,
Luciano Gomes Fischer,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Adriana C. Braga,
Adriana C. Braga,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Magali Albignac
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Natascha Schmidt,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Michael Maia Mincarone,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Paulo A. S. Costa,
Paulo A. S. Costa,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Luciano Gomes Fischer,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Michael Maia Mincarone,
Michael Maia Mincarone,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Luciano Gomes Fischer,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Michael Maia Mincarone,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Magali Albignac
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Arnaud Bertrand,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Arnaud Bertrand,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Flávia Lucena‐Frédou,
Michael Maia Mincarone,
Michael Maia Mincarone,
Natascha Schmidt,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Natascha Schmidt,
Alexandra ter Halle,
Magali Albignac
Summary
Using archived museum specimens of lanternfish collected from 1999 to 2017, researchers tracked microplastic ingestion trends in one of the world's most abundant deep-sea vertebrates. They found that 55% of 1,167 specimens contained microplastics, with ingestion probability increasing over time, and that migration patterns were the strongest predictor of contamination levels.
We investigated MP ingestion in lanternfishes (Myctophidae), one of the most abundant vertebrates in the world, using archived specimens from museum collections from 1999 to 2017. Microplastics were detected in 55 % of the 1167 specimens analysed (0.95 ± 1.22 MP individual). Global plastic production has increased by about 53 % during this period. Interestingly, almost half of the lanternfishes analysed contained at least one particle in the gastrointestinal tract in the earliest data. In contrast, the incidence increased to two-thirds in the most recent data available. Although the shape and colour composition of MPs followed a similar proportion, the model considering the sampling year and migration patterns showed that specimens collected in 1999, 2000, and 2010 had a 44 %, 23 % and 20 % lower probability of MP ingestion than those collected in 2017. However, migration was the most robust predictor of MP contamination. Further analysis of specimens collected in 1999-2000 revealed that fish caught in the bathypelagic zone had the lowest number of particles, while those caught just below the thermocline had an eightfold higher probability of MP ingestion. Lanternfishes were generally more likely to ingest high-density polymers, although polyethylene had the highest concentration (445.5 ± 526.4 µg g gastrointestinal tract).