Low plastic ingestion rate in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from Newfoundland destined for human consumption collected through citizen science methods.
Mar Pollut Bull
; 113(1-2): 428-437, 2016 Dec 15.
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ABSTRACT
Marine microplastics are a contaminant of concern because their small size allows ingestion by a wide range of marine life. Using citizen science during the Newfoundland recreational cod fishery, we sampled 205 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) destined for human consumption and found that 5 had eaten plastic, an ingestion prevalence rate of 2.4%. This ingestion rate for Atlantic cod is the second lowest recorded rate in the reviewed published literature (the lowest is 1.4%), and the lowest for any fish in the North Atlantic. This is the first report for plastic ingestion in fish in Newfoundland, Canada, a province dependent on fish for sustenance and livelihoods.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Plásticos
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Contaminantes Químicos del Agua
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Contaminación de Alimentos
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Alimentos Marinos
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Gadus morhua
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Ingestión de Alimentos
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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En
Revista:
Mar Pollut Bull
Año:
2016
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Article