Microplastic occurrence in deep-sea fish species Alepocephalus bairdii and Coryphaenoides rupestris from the Porcupine Bank (North Atlantic)

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Soliño, Lucía, Vidal-Liñán, Leticia, Pérez, Patricia, García-Barcelona, Salvador, Baldó, Francisco, Gago, Jesús
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo; Marine litter; Medio Marino; microdebris; Bathydemersal fish; Baird's slickhead; Roundnose grenadier; fish; deep water; Porcupine Bank; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/15749; http://hdl.handle.net/10261/321920; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155150

Microplastic occurrence in marine biota has been reported in a wide range of animals, from marine mammals and seabirds to invertebrates. Commercial and shallow-water fish have been the subject of numerous works on microplastic ingestion, given their importance in human diet and accessibility. Howeve...