Microplastics in bivalves and their habitat in relation to shellfish aquaculture proximity in coastal British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Aquaculture Environment Interactions
• Main Authors: Covernton, GA, Collicutt, B, Gurney-Smith, HJ, Pearce, CM, Dower, JF, Ross, PS, Dudas, SE
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2019
• Subjects: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Canada; Pacific; British Columbia; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00316; https://doaj.org/article/98a26f3a81904ae38390e2fd99236b3f

Shellfish aquaculture often uses large amounts of plastic equipment and has been suggested as a potential source of microplastic contamination in the marine environment. To determine the influence of shellfish aquaculture on microplastic concentrations in bivalves and their environment, we compared...