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Low plastic ingestion rate in Atlantic Cod ( <i>Gadus morhua</i> ) from Newfoundland destined for human consumption collected through citizen science methods

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Max Liboiron France Liboiron, Max Liboiron Alexander Zahara, Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Natalie Richárd, France Liboiron, Max Liboiron France Liboiron, France Liboiron, Natalie Richárd, Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Emily Wells, Alexander Zahara, Emily Wells, Natalie Richárd, Emily Wells, Natalie Richárd, Alexander Zahara, Emily Wells, Hillary Bradshaw, Natalie Richárd, Charles Mather, Natalie Richárd, Natalie Richárd, Hillary Bradshaw, Natalie Richárd, Judyannet Murichi, Max Liboiron Alexander Zahara, Max Liboiron Alexander Zahara, Judyannet Murichi, Alexander Zahara, Alexander Zahara, Hillary Bradshaw, Charles Mather, Natalie Richárd, Hillary Bradshaw, Natalie Richárd, France Liboiron, Charles Mather, Max Liboiron Hillary Bradshaw, Hillary Bradshaw, Hillary Bradshaw, Hillary Bradshaw, Judyannet Murichi, Judyannet Murichi, Judyannet Murichi, Judyannet Murichi, Charles Mather, Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Max Liboiron Max Liboiron

Summary

This citizen science study sampled 205 Atlantic cod destined for human consumption in Newfoundland and found that only 5 (2.4 percent) had eaten plastic — a lower ingestion rate than reported for many other fish species. The authors discuss whether cod feeding behavior or the sampling context explains this low rate and note implications for human dietary exposure.

Abstract 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. Highlights (3–5 points, 85 char max including spaces) Plastic ingestion rate of 2.4% for Atlantic Cod (n=205) First recorded baseline for fish in Newfoundland, Canada This plastic ingestion prevalence rate is among the lowest recorded to date Used citizen science to collect GI tracts from fish destined for human consumption

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