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Low prevalence of microplastic contamination in planktivorous fish species from the southeast Pacific Ocean
Marine Pollution Bulletin2017
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César Fernández,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Ricardo Mizraji,
Nicolas C. Ory,
Nicolas C. Ory,
Nicolas C. Ory,
Nicolas C. Ory,
Paula Sobral,
Nicolas C. Ory,
César Fernández,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Catherine Chagnon,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Martín Thiel
Paula Sobral,
Ricardo Mizraji,
Martín Thiel
Nicolas C. Ory,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Aida Henostroza,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Martín Thiel
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Aida Henostroza,
Martín Thiel
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Catherine Chagnon,
Paula Sobral,
Camila Gallardo,
Paula Sobral,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Aida Henostroza,
Fernando Félix,
Joana Lia Ferreira,
Joana Lia Ferreira,
Aida Henostroza,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Joana Lia Ferreira,
Joana Lia Ferreira,
Camila Gallardo,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
César Fernández,
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Mauricio A. Urbina,
César Fernández,
Martín Thiel
Nicolas C. Ory,
Joana Lia Ferreira,
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Paula Sobral,
Camila Gallardo,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Joana Lia Ferreira,
Paula Sobral,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Camila Gallardo,
Nicolas C. Ory,
Paula Sobral,
Aida Henostroza,
Paula Sobral,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Martín Thiel
Aida Henostroza,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Paula Sobral,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Aida Henostroza,
Martín Thiel
Aida Henostroza,
Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Nicolas C. Ory,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Nicolas C. Ory,
Enrique Laaz,
Enrique Laaz,
Ricardo Mizraji,
Nicolas C. Ory,
Ricardo Mizraji,
Martín Thiel
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Mauricio A. Urbina,
H Bravo Mojica,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Paula Sobral,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
H Bravo Mojica,
Martín Thiel
Paula Sobral,
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Martín Thiel
Vladimir Murillo Haro,
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Vladimir Murillo Haro,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Luis Ossa Medina,
Luis Ossa Medina,
Martín Thiel
Mercy Preciado,
Mercy Preciado,
Paula Sobral,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Mauricio A. Urbina,
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Martín Thiel
Summary
Researchers examined the gut contents of 292 planktivorous fish from seven species along the southeast Pacific coast and found a very low prevalence of microplastic contamination, with only 2.1% of fish containing plastic particles. The microplastics found were degraded fragments and threads of various colors, suggesting the fish were not selectively targeting them. The study indicates that microplastic ingestion risk for planktivorous species in this region may currently be limited compared to other ocean areas.
The gut contents of 292 planktivorous fish, from four families (Atherinopsidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae and Scombridae) and seven species, captured along the coast of the southeast Pacific, were examined for microplastic contamination. Only a small fraction of all studied fish (2.1%; 6 individuals) contained microplastic particles in their digestive tract. Microplastics found were degraded hard fragments and threads, ranging from 1.1 to 4.9 (3.8±SD 2.4) mm in length, and of various colours, which suggests that the planktivorous fish species examined herein did not capture microplastics on the basis of their colour. The low prevalence of microplastic contamination in planktivorous fishes found in this study suggests that the risk of accidental ingestion by these species might be limited in the coastal upwelled waters of the southeast Pacific, perhaps due to small human population and highly dynamic oceanographic processes.