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First data on plastic ingestion by blue sharks (Prionace glauca) from the Ligurian Sea (North-Western Mediterranean Sea)
Marine Pollution Bulletin2018
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María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Ilaria Bernardini,
Ilaria Bernardini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Laura Canesi,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Fulvio Garibaldi,
Laura Canesi,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Ilaria Bernardini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Laura Canesi,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Laura Canesi,
Laura Canesi,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Laura Canesi,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Laura Canesi,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Laura Canesi,
Matteo Baini,
Laura Canesi,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Laura Canesi,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Ilaria Bernardini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Laura Canesi,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Laura Canesi,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Laura Canesi,
Laura Canesi,
Laura Canesi,
Matteo Baini,
Laura Canesi,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Laura Canesi,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Laura Canesi,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Fulvio Garibaldi,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Laura Canesi,
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Matteo Baini,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Summary
Researchers found plastic ingestion in blue sharks (Prionace glauca) from the Ligurian Sea in the North-Western Mediterranean, providing the first data on plastic litter in this critically endangered Mediterranean shark species and characterizing the types and sizes of ingested debris.
Few studies have focused so far on plastic ingestion by sharks in the Mediterranean Sea. The aim of this paper was to determine, for the first time, the plastic litter ingested by blue sharks (Prionace glauca), categorized as "Critically Endangered" in the Mediterranean Sea by IUCN, caught in the Pelagos Sanctuary SPAMI (North-Western Mediterranean Sea). The analysis of the stomach contents was performed following the MSFD Descriptor 10 standard protocol implemented with FT-IR spectroscopy technique. The results showed that 25.26% of sharks ingested plastic debris of wide scale of sizes from microplastics (<5 mm) to macroplastics (>25 mm). The polyethylene sheetlike user plastics, widely used as packaging material, are the most ingested debris. This research raises a warning alarm on the impact of plastic debris on a threatened species, with a key role in the food web, and adds important information for futures mitigation actions.