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Low plastic ingestion rate in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from Newfoundland destined for human consumption collected through citizen science methods
Marine Pollution Bulletin2016
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France Liboiron,
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Alexander Zahara,
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
France Liboiron,
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
France Liboiron,
Natalie Richárd,
Max Liboiron
France Liboiron,
Max Liboiron
Natalie Richárd,
France Liboiron,
Emily Wells,
Emily Wells,
Natalie Richárd,
Max Liboiron
Alexander Zahara,
Emily Wells,
Emily Wells,
Alexander Zahara,
Natalie Richárd,
Natalie Richárd,
Natalie Richárd,
Charles Mather,
Natalie Richárd,
Natalie Richárd,
Hillary Bradshaw,
Hillary Bradshaw,
Alexander Zahara,
Alexander Zahara,
Judyannet Murichi,
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Alexander Zahara,
Alexander Zahara,
Judyannet Murichi,
Charles Mather,
Charles Mather,
Natalie Richárd,
France Liboiron,
Hillary Bradshaw,
Natalie Richárd,
France Liboiron,
Hillary Bradshaw,
Hillary Bradshaw,
Hillary Bradshaw,
Max Liboiron
Hillary Bradshaw,
Hillary Bradshaw,
Charles Mather,
Judyannet Murichi,
Judyannet Murichi,
Judyannet Murichi,
Judyannet Murichi,
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Summary
Researchers examined Atlantic cod from Newfoundland and found a low rate of plastic ingestion compared to studies of other species and regions, suggesting that plastic ingestion rates vary substantially by species, habitat, and local pollution levels.
Marine microplastics are a contaminant of concern because their small size allows ingestion by a wide range of marine life. Using citizen science during the Newfoundland recreational cod fishery, we sampled 205 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) destined for human consumption and found that 5 had eaten plastic, an ingestion prevalence rate of 2.4%. This ingestion rate for Atlantic cod is the second lowest recorded rate in the reviewed published literature (the lowest is 1.4%), and the lowest for any fish in the North Atlantic. This is the first report for plastic ingestion in fish in Newfoundland, Canada, a province dependent on fish for sustenance and livelihoods.