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20 resultsShowing papers similar to An overview of climate-driven stress responses in striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) – prospects in aquaculture
ClearHabitat changes of a small endemic euryhaline fish species in the northern margin of the South China Sea under the background of global warming
This paper is not relevant to microplastics research; it models the habitat range shifts of an endemic medaka fish species in the South China Sea under past and future climate scenarios, with no focus on plastic contamination.
Impacts of Climate Change: Can Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors Survive the Wave?
This review assesses both short- and long-term impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture, including shifts in species distribution, productivity, and community resilience. While not focused on microplastics, the study addresses the dual pressures plastic pollution and climate change place on marine food systems.
Survival Rate and Growth Length of Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Exposed to Microplastics
This study found that catfish exposed to microplastics showed reduced survival rates and slower growth compared to unexposed fish. The results are concerning because catfish is a widely farmed and consumed freshwater species, and microplastic contamination in aquaculture environments could affect both fish welfare and the quality of seafood reaching consumers.
Responses of freshwater organisms to multiple stressors in a climate change scenario: a review on small-scale experiments
This review summarizes 156 publications on how freshwater organisms respond to combinations of temperature and salinity changes along with other stressors including metals, pesticides, and emerging contaminants like microplastics in controlled small-scale experiments. It finds that combined stressor effects are often non-additive and species-specific, with significant knowledge gaps remaining for microplastic interactions under climate change scenarios.
Modelling to inform the conservation and management of aquatic ecosystems: A synthesis of five case studies
Not relevant to microplastics — this paper presents five modeling case studies for managing aquatic ecosystems under threats including invasive species, over-exploitation, and climate change; microplastics are briefly mentioned as one of many stressors but are not the paper's focus.
The effect of climate change and microplastics on the physiology of marine invertebrates of economic interest
This thesis examines how climate change and microplastic pollution interact to affect the physiology of marine invertebrates important for aquaculture. Combined stressors were found to have compounding effects on organisms like mussels and oysters, threatening both ecosystems and food security.
Effects of Microplastics on Immune Responses of the Yellow Catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco Under Hypoxia
Researchers found that polystyrene microplastics suppressed immune responses in yellow catfish under hypoxic conditions, with combined MP and low-oxygen exposure causing greater immunotoxicity than either stressor alone, relevant to freshwater aquaculture settings.
Impacts of Human Activities and Climate Change on Freshwater Fish—Volume II
This paper is not directly about microplastics; it is an editorial introduction to a special journal issue on threats to freshwater fish biodiversity from human activities and climate change, covering habitat degradation, invasive species, and altered flow regimes.
A Comprehensive Review of Climatic Threats and Adaptation of Marine Biodiversity
This comprehensive review examines how climate change threatens marine biodiversity through rising ocean temperatures, acidification, and habitat loss. Among the many environmental stressors discussed, microplastic pollution is highlighted as an additional threat that compounds the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems. The paper evaluates adaptation strategies like marine protected areas and habitat restoration that could help protect the ocean ecosystems humans depend on for food.
Increased ingestion and toxicity of polyamide microplastics in Nile tilapia with increase of salinity
Researchers found that exposing Nile tilapia fish to polyamide microplastics in increasingly salty water caused greater microplastic accumulation, more blood cell abnormalities, and worse damage to gills and intestines. Higher salinity made the fish ingest more microplastics and suffer more severe toxic effects. Since climate change is increasing saltwater intrusion into freshwater habitats, this suggests that microplastic toxicity to aquatic life and the fish humans eat could worsen over time.
Interactive Threats: Multi-stress Systems in Aquatic Environments
Researchers examined how aquatic organisms face multiple simultaneous stressors — including plastic pollution, climate change, altered pH, and habitat loss — finding that the combined interactive effects of these threats are poorly understood yet critical to developing effective conservation and management strategies.
The Effect of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Microplastic Exposure in Feed on The Growth Performance and Survival of Catin Fish (Pangasius hypophthalmus)
This study tested how PVC microplastics in feed affect the growth and survival of catfish. It found that microplastic exposure reduced fish growth performance, demonstrating how plastic contamination in aquatic environments can impact the food chain and potentially the seafood people eat.
Human health and ecological risks associated with microplastic contamination in widely consumed catfish from a large-scale estuary
Researchers quantified microplastic contamination in two commercially important catfish species from the Meghna Estuary in Bangladesh, analyzing gills, digestive tracts, and muscle tissue. The study found tissue-specific patterns of microplastic accumulation and assessed both ecological and human health risks, highlighting concerns about dietary exposure through fish consumption in regions where fish is a primary protein source.
Synergistic Impact of Complex Topography and Climate Variability on the Loss of Microclimate Heterogeneity in Southeast Asia
Not relevant to microplastics — this paper analyzes how topography and climate variability have driven declining microclimate heterogeneity in Southeast Asia between 1982 and 2017, with implications for regional biodiversity.
The role of environmental stress in fish health: A review
This review examines how environmental stressors including temperature changes, pesticide contamination, microplastics, and algal blooms affect fish health. Researchers found that these factors substantially influence fish growth, reproduction, respiration, and metabolic function. The study emphasizes the need for new strategies to address the growing impact of environmental changes on aquatic ecosystems and the global fish economy.
Determining overwintering performance and economic viability of monosex tilapia fingerling production in hapa cum cage aquaculture system for Bangladesh's haor fishers
This Bangladesh study assessed the growth performance and economic viability of producing monosex tilapia fingerlings in floating cages (hapa) in haor wetlands. The paper is focused on aquaculture production and is not directly related to microplastic research.
Effect of Microplastic Exposures to The Male Gonad Histology of Catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
This study found that microplastic exposure damaged the reproductive organs of male catfish, causing structural changes in gonad tissue. The findings raise concerns about microplastic effects on fish reproductive health, which could impact aquaculture productivity and suggests that these particles may pose broader reproductive risks to aquatic species in our food supply.
Accumulation, tissue distribution, health hazard of microplastics in a commercially important cat fish, Silonia silondia from a tropical large-scale estuary
Researchers found microplastics in the digestive tract, gills, and edible muscle tissue of a commercially important catfish species from a major tropical estuary. The most common types were PET, polyethylene, and polypropylene fibers likely originating from fishing nets and sewage. Since these microplastics were found in the muscle tissue that people eat, the study raises direct concerns about human microplastic exposure through seafood consumption.
Microplastics have a more profound impact than elevated temperatures on the predatory performance, digestion and energy metabolism of an Amazonian cichlid
Researchers exposed juvenile Amazonian cichlid fish to microplastics, elevated temperatures, and both stressors combined over 30 days. They found that microplastic exposure had a more significant negative impact on predatory performance, digestion, and energy metabolism than elevated temperature alone. The study suggests that microplastic pollution may be a more immediate threat to freshwater fish than moderate temperature increases associated with climate change.
Economic and Ecological Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Fisheries: A Global Analysis of Vulnerability and Adaptive Management Strategies
Researchers conducted a global analysis of how climate change compounds existing threats to coastal fisheries, including pollution from microplastics and other anthropogenic stressors. The study evaluated vulnerability across regions and assessed adaptive management strategies. The findings suggest that integrated approaches addressing both climate and pollution pressures are needed to sustain coastal fisheries.