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Elder fish means more microplastics? Alaska pollock microplastic story in the Bering Sea
Science Advances2023
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Fenghua Jiang,
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Jingxi Li,
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Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
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Peng Ju,
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Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
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Chengjun Sun
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Fenghua Jiang,
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Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Jinfeng Ding,
Jingxi Li,
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
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Jingxi Li,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
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Wei Cao,
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Fenghua Jiang,
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Jingxi Li,
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Fenghua Jiang,
Peng Ju,
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Fenghua Jiang,
Jingxi Li,
Chengjun Sun
Chengjun Sun
Wei Cao,
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Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Jinfeng Ding,
Peng Ju,
Peng Ju,
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Fenghua Jiang,
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Fenghua Jiang,
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Chengjun Sun
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Fenghua Jiang,
Peng Ju,
Chengjun Sun
Fenghua Jiang,
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Jingxi Li,
Fenghua Jiang,
Chengjun Sun
Summary
Researchers examined microplastic occurrence in Alaska pollock across different age groups in the Bering Sea and found that older, larger fish accumulated more microplastics, with fibers being the most common type, suggesting age-dependent bioaccumulation in commercially important fish species.
Study Type
Environmental
Marine microplastics are an increasingly big concern. We analyze the occurrence of microplastics in Alaska pollock (<i>Gadus chalcogrammus</i>) across 2+ to 12+ ages sampled from the Bering Sea. Results show that 85% of the fish have ingested microplastics and elder fish ingest more with over a third of microplastics in the 100- to 500-micrometer size range, indicating the prevalence of microplastics in Alaska pollock distributed in the Bering Sea. A positive linear relationship is obtained between fish age and microplastic size. Meanwhile, the number of polymer types increases in elder fish. The link between microplastic characteristics in Alaska pollock and the surrounding seawater suggests an extended spatial impact of microplastics. The impact of age-related microplastic ingestion on the population quality of Alaska pollock is still unknown. Therefore, we need to further investigate the potential impact of microplastics on marine organisms and the marine ecosystem, taking age as an important factor.