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Direct ingestion, trophic transfer, and physiological effects of microplastics in the early life stages of Centropristis striata, a commercially and recreationally valuable fishery species
Environmental Pollution2021
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Samantha N. Athey,
Cheyenne Stienbarger,
Cheyenne Stienbarger,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Anthony L. Andrady,
Susanne M. Brander
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Samantha N. Athey,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Samantha N. Athey,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Samantha N. Athey,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Jincy Joseph,
Cheyenne Stienbarger,
Jincy Joseph,
Cheyenne Stienbarger,
Samantha N. Athey,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Susanne M. Brander
Bonnie Monteleone,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Samantha N. Athey,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Anthony L. Andrady,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Samantha N. Athey,
Samantha N. Athey,
Susanne M. Brander
Bonnie Monteleone,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Jincy Joseph,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Bonnie Monteleone,
Bonnie Monteleone,
Jincy Joseph,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Bonnie Monteleone,
Bonnie Monteleone,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Alison R. Taylor,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Anthony L. Andrady,
Susanne M. Brander
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Pamela J. Seaton,
Alison R. Taylor,
Pamela J. Seaton,
Susanne M. Brander
Anthony L. Andrady,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Anthony L. Andrady,
Wade O. Watanabe,
Alison R. Taylor,
Alison R. Taylor,
Susanne M. Brander
Pamela J. Seaton,
Pamela J. Seaton,
Samantha N. Athey,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Anthony L. Andrady,
Susanne M. Brander
Alison R. Taylor,
Alison R. Taylor,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Samantha N. Athey,
Susanne M. Brander
Samantha N. Athey,
Samantha N. Athey,
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Susanne M. Brander
Summary
Researchers investigated how larval and juvenile Black Sea Bass ingest and transfer microplastics through their food chain, finding that fish consumed low-density polyethylene microspheres both directly and via contaminated prey. While short-term exposure did not cause mortality, the study documented trophic transfer of microplastics and highlighted the need to understand long-term effects on commercially important fish species.
Microplastics are ubiquitous in marine and estuarine ecosystems, and thus there is increasing concern regarding exposure and potential effects in commercial species. To address this knowledge gap, we investigated the effects of microplastics on larval and early juvenile life stages of the Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata), a North American fishery. Larvae (13-14 days post hatch, dph) were exposed to 1.0 × 10, 1.0 × 10, and 1.0 × 10 particles L of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) microspheres (10-20 μm) directly in seawater and via trophic transfer from microzooplankton prey (tintinnid ciliates, Favella spp.). We also compared the ingestion of virgin and chemically-treated microspheres incubated with either phenanthrene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, or 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol (2,4-DTBP), a plastic additive. Larval fish did not discriminate between virgin or chemically-treated microspheres. However, larvae did ingest higher numbers of microspheres through ingestion of microzooplankton prey than directly from the seawater. Early juveniles (50-60 dph) were directly exposed to the virgin and chemically-treated LDPE microspheres, as well as virgin LDPE microfibers for 96 h to determine physiological effects (i.e., oxygen consumption and immune response). There was a significant positive relationship between oxygen consumption and increasing microfiber concentration, as well as a significant negative relationship between immune response and increasing virgin microsphere concentration. This first assessment of microplastic pollution effects in the early life stages of a commercial finfish species demonstrates that trophic transfer from microzooplankton can be a significant route of microplastic exposure to larval stages of C. striata, and that multi-day exposure to some microplastics in early juveniles can result in physiological stress.