Synthetic and semi-synthetic fibre ingestion by mesopelagic fishes from Tristan da Cuhna and St Helena, South Atlantic

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: McGoran, Alexandra, Maclaine, James, Clark, Paul, Morritt, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: microplastic; mesopelagic; fibers; microfibres; semi-synthetic; viscose; Charity; St. Helena; Tristan; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622875; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.633478

As part of the Blue Belt Programme, a marine survey of British Overseas Territories funded by the UK Government, RRS Discovery trawled at depths of between the surface and 1000m around Tristan da Cuhna and St Helena. Fishes were examined for microplastic ingestion. This work was supported by the Nat...