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Ingestion of plastic debris (macro and micro) by longnose lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox) in the North Atlantic Ocean

Regional Studies in Marine Science 2019 29 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Jesús Gago, Sofía Portela, Ana Virginia Filgueiras, Matxalen Pauly Salinas, David Macías

Summary

A study of 27 longnose lancetfish caught in the North Atlantic found plastic debris — both macro and microplastics — in their stomachs. The findings show that even deep-sea predatory fish are ingesting plastic pollution, raising concerns about the spread of plastics through marine food webs.

Study Type Environmental

Plastic debris is found in nearly all marine regions and is a known threat to marine biota. This study evaluates the ingestion of plastic marine debris (macro and micro plastics) by a piscivorous predator, Alepisaurus ferox Lowe (1833). A total of 27 specimens were captured in 2015 and 2016 in the North Atlantic (around 34-36 N and 10-16 W) and their stomachs were dissected and inspected for plastic elements.

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