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Comparative study of microplastic ingestion in commercial fish species from macaronesia

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2024
May Gómez, May Gómez, Alicia Herrera, Alicia Herrera, Ico Martinez, Ana Cree, Natacha Nogueira, Natacha Nogueira, Bárbara Cavaleiro, Christopher K. Pham, João Wellington Pereira, Mara Abu-Raya, Mara Abu-Raya, Cintia Hernández Sánchez, Cristina Villanova Solano, Javier Hernández Borges

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Researchers analyzed the gastrointestinal contents of 634 fish from seven commercial species across all four Macaronesian archipelagos to compare microplastic ingestion rates by species, habitat, and feeding behavior. They found microplastics across all species and locations, with ingestion rates varying by species ecology, contributing baseline contamination data for commercially important fish in this Atlantic island region.

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The Gastrointestinal (GI) content of 634 fish belonging to seven species from the four Macaronesian archipelagos were analysed to study the ingestion of microplastics (MP). Fish species were selected based on their habitats, feeding behaviour, and commercial value in each archipelago accounting for a total of 181Katsuwonus pelamis, 121 Scomber colias, 121 Pagrus pagrus, 60 Mullus surmuletus, 60 Aphanopus spp., 70 Cephalopholis taneopsis and 21 Selar crumenophthalmus. Prior to dissection, all specimens were weighed and measured for total length. The GI tract was weighed and digested with a 10 Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/558611/document

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