Microplastic Depuration Effectiveness in Lolyfish Sea Cucumber, Holothuria atra

Water Temperature and Microplastic Concentration Influenced Microplastic Ingestion and Retention Rates in Sea Cucumber (Holothuria cinerascens Brandt, 1835)

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Researchers found that rising water temperatures and higher microplastic concentrations cause sea cucumbers to ingest and retain more plastic particles, raising concerns that climate change could amplify the harm microplastics cause to marine invertebrates that play a key role in seafloor ecosystems.

First Evidence of Microplastics in the Deep-Sea Barnacle in the Indonesian Throughflow Region

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Scientists found tiny plastic bits and fibers, likely from fishing gear, inside about one-third of deep-sea barnacles living 200 meters below the surface in Indonesian waters, showing that plastic pollution reaches even remote deep-sea creatures we rarely think about. Since barnacles are a food source for other marine animals (and some end up in the seafood we eat), this suggests microplastics are working their way through ocean food webs in ways scientists are still working to understand.

Microplastics Contamination in Marine Organisms of Different Trophic Levels from Dikkowita Harbor

Microplastics Abundance in Aquatic Environment and its Impact on Macrobenthos

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Researchers reviewed how microplastic pollution affects macrobenthic communities across marine and freshwater ecosystems, documenting impaired feeding, oxidative damage, and developmental defects in organisms ranging from sponges and corals to mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms.

Studies on Microplastic Ingestion and Elimination under Seawater and Freshwater Environments using Oryzias Fishes