Plastic ingestion by fish in the Southern Hemisphere: a baseline study and review of methods
Plastic ingestion is well documented among marine birds and sea turtles but fewer studies have investigated ingestion in fish, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. We investigated the frequency of plastic ingestion in 21 species of fish and one species of cephalopod. The overall occurrence of pl...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:108101 2023-05-15T14:03:26+02:00 Plastic ingestion by fish in the Southern Hemisphere: a baseline study and review of methods Cannon, SME Lavers, JL Figueiredo, B 2016 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.03.057 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27058965 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/108101 en eng Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.03.057 Cannon, SME and Lavers, JL and Figueiredo, B, Plastic ingestion by fish in the Southern Hemisphere: a baseline study and review of methods, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 107, (1) pp. 286-291. ISSN 0025-326X (2016) [Refereed Article] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27058965 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/108101 Environmental Sciences Environmental Science and Management Conservation and Biodiversity Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.03.057 2019-12-13T22:08:57Z Plastic ingestion is well documented among marine birds and sea turtles but fewer studies have investigated ingestion in fish, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. We investigated the frequency of plastic ingestion in 21 species of fish and one species of cephalopod. The overall occurrence of plastic ingestion was 0.3%. Two micro-plastic items were recovered from the gastrointestinal tract of a single Antarctic toothfish ( Dissostichus mawsoni ). Ingestion rates were similar to other studies of fish conducted in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, however comparisons across species and locations are challenging due to the lack of consistency in the identification and classification of plastic debris. In response, we propose a standardised sampling protocol based on the available literature to provide a stronger basis for comparisons among existing and future studies of plastic ingestion in fish. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Toothfish eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic Marine Pollution Bulletin 107 1 286 291 |
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Plastic ingestion is well documented among marine birds and sea turtles but fewer studies have investigated ingestion in fish, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. We investigated the frequency of plastic ingestion in 21 species of fish and one species of cephalopod. The overall occurrence of plastic ingestion was 0.3%. Two micro-plastic items were recovered from the gastrointestinal tract of a single Antarctic toothfish ( Dissostichus mawsoni ). Ingestion rates were similar to other studies of fish conducted in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, however comparisons across species and locations are challenging due to the lack of consistency in the identification and classification of plastic debris. In response, we propose a standardised sampling protocol based on the available literature to provide a stronger basis for comparisons among existing and future studies of plastic ingestion in fish. |
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Plastic ingestion by fish in the Southern Hemisphere: a baseline study and review of methods |
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