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First evidence of presence of plastic debris in stomach of large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea
Marine Pollution Bulletin2015
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María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Pietro Battaglia,
Pietro Battaglia,
Cristina Pedà,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Cristina Pedà,
Franco Andaloro,
Teresa Romeo,
Cristina Pedà,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Pierpaolo Consoli,
Franco Andaloro,
Pierpaolo Consoli,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Pietro Battaglia,
Pietro Battaglia,
María Cristina Fossi
Pietro Battaglia,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
Franco Andaloro,
Pietro Battaglia,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Pierpaolo Consoli,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Pietro Battaglia,
Pierpaolo Consoli,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Pierpaolo Consoli,
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Franco Andaloro,
María Cristina Fossi
Teresa Romeo,
Teresa Romeo,
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
María Cristina Fossi
Summary
Researchers examined stomach contents of large predatory fish including swordfish and bluefin tuna caught in the Mediterranean Sea and found plastic debris in about 18% of the specimens. The ingested plastics ranged from tiny microplastics to large fragments, and were primarily polyethylene and polyester. This is the first study documenting plastic ingestion in large pelagic Mediterranean fish, suggesting that even top ocean predators are exposed to plastic pollution.
This study focuses, for the first time, on the presence of plastic debris in the stomach contents of large pelagic fish (Xiphias gladius, Thunnus thynnus and Thunnus alalunga) caught in the Mediterranean Sea between 2012 and 2013. Results highlighted the ingestion of plastics in the 18.2% of samples. The plastics ingested were microplastics (<5mm), mesoplastics (5-25mm) and macroplastics (>25mm). These preliminary results represent an important initial phase in exploring two main ecotoxicological aspects: (a) the assessment of the presence and impact of plastic debris on these large pelagic fish, and (b) the potential effects related to the transfer of contaminants on human health.