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The first report on the occurrence of microplastics in commercial fish species and surrounding water from the Baltic Sea (Poland)
Summary
Researchers conducted the first comprehensive study of microplastic occurrence in commercial fish species and surrounding water from the Polish Baltic Sea, characterizing particle abundance and properties while examining the poorly understood relationship between microplastic concentrations in organisms and their surrounding habitat.
Microplastics (MP) are emerging pollutants that have been found in different environmental matrices of marine and coastal ecosystems, where they can generate harmful ecological impacts. However, the relationship between MP in organisms and their habitats remains relatively poorly understood. The Baltic Sea is a semi-enclosed intracontinental sea, particularly exposed to pollution by MP due to limited water exchange with the North Sea. A comprehensive study of the abundance and characteristics of MP in seawater and fish in the Baltic Sea was performed for the first time. Seawater samples (surface water and water column) were collected in the south Baltic Proper, Gulf of Gdańsk, and Gotland Basis. The fish were caught as bycatch of baltic herring by a commercial fishing vessel within area 27 FAO Major Fishing Area for statistical purposes, sub-area IIID. MP were detected in 100 Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/556553/document