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Current efforts on microplastic monitoring in Arctic fish and how to proceed

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Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Kerstin Magnusson, Amy Lusher Bonnie M. Hamilton, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Maria Granberg, Amy Lusher Tanja Kögel, Jennifer F. Provencher, Tanja Kögel, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Kerstin Magnusson, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Jennifer F. Provencher, Alessio Gomiero, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Bonnie M. Hamilton, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Tanja Kögel, Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Tanja Kögel, Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Kerstin Magnusson, Alessio Gomiero, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Tanja Kögel, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Maria Granberg, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Tanja Kögel, Tanja Kögel, Jennifer F. Provencher, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Tanja Kögel, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Kerstin Magnusson, Kerstin Magnusson, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Bonnie M. Hamilton, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Maria Granberg, Maria Granberg, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Bonnie M. Hamilton, Maria Granberg, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Bonnie M. Hamilton, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Bonnie M. Hamilton, Maria Granberg, Maria Granberg, Maria Granberg, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Tanja Kögel, Tanja Kögel, Tanja Kögel, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Kerstin Magnusson, Kerstin Magnusson, Kerstin Magnusson, Kerstin Magnusson, Kerstin Magnusson, Kerstin Magnusson, Kerstin Magnusson, Amy Lusher Maria Granberg, Maria Granberg, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Maria Granberg, Alessio Gomiero, Maria Granberg, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Tanja Kögel, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Tanja Kögel, Tanja Kögel, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Maria Granberg, Tanja Kögel, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Sjúrður Hammer, Amy Lusher Kerstin Magnusson, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Tanja Kögel, Jennifer F. Provencher, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Amy Lusher Kerstin Magnusson, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Kerstin Magnusson, Alessio Gomiero, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Tanja Kögel, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Tanja Kögel, Tanja Kögel, Alessio Gomiero, Tanja Kögel, Alessio Gomiero, Maria Granberg, Maria Granberg, Alessio Gomiero, Maria Granberg, Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Kerstin Magnusson, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Kerstin Magnusson, Kerstin Magnusson, Jennifer F. Provencher, Sjúrður Hammer, Jennifer F. Provencher, Sjúrður Hammer, Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Tanja Kögel, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Tanja Kögel, Tanja Kögel, Tanja Kögel, Tanja Kögel, Kerstin Magnusson, Kerstin Magnusson, Sjúrður Hammer, Alessio Gomiero, Maria Granberg, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Sjúrður Hammer, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Kerstin Magnusson, Alessio Gomiero, Kerstin Magnusson, Alessio Gomiero, Kerstin Magnusson, Jennifer F. Provencher, Tanja Kögel, Sjúrður Hammer, Amy Lusher Maria Granberg, Maria Granberg, Alessio Gomiero, Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Tanja Kögel, Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Maria Granberg, Alessio Gomiero, Kerstin Magnusson, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Sjúrður Hammer, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Alessio Gomiero, Kerstin Magnusson, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Tanja Kögel, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Alessio Gomiero, Kerstin Magnusson, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Maria Granberg, Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Amy Lusher Tanja Kögel, Tanja Kögel, Amy Lusher Bonnie M. Hamilton, Jennifer F. Provencher, Sjúrður Hammer, Amy Lusher Jennifer F. Provencher, Kerstin Magnusson, Amy Lusher Bonnie M. Hamilton, Tanja Kögel, Maria Granberg, Amy Lusher Kerstin Magnusson, Alessio Gomiero, Amy Lusher

Summary

This review examined published studies on microplastics in Arctic fish, finding limited but growing evidence of contamination across multiple Arctic regions and calling for standardized monitoring protocols and improved risk assessment frameworks.

Body Systems

In this review, we investigated published data on the occurrence of microplastic in Arctic fish, and the suitability of the data and species for risk assessment and monitoring. As of 11 November 2021, we found nine studies in the peer-reviewed literature, one thesis and one report, confirming the occurrence of microplastic in fishes from multiple Arctic regions. The studies varied in methodology, detection, and quantification limitations, reported categories of size, shape, and chemical identity. All these factors influence the numbers of microplastic reported, thus limiting comparability and hindering integrative analysis. The physiological impacts of the reported microplastic contamination cannot be determined, as all studies targeted stomach/intestine contents and did not use methods with limits of detection low enough to determine particle translocation from the intestine to other organs, tissues, or body fluids within the fish. Furthermore, there is a fundamental lack of understanding the transfer and the effects of plastic additives to Arctic fishes. In addition to discussing methodological challenges and knowledge gaps, we consider ecosystem needs, commercial interests, Indigenous people’s subsistence, food safety and food sovereignty concerns, and developed a framework to harmonize and facilitate pan-Arctic microplastic monitoring.

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