Low plastic ingestion rate in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from Newfoundland destined for human consumption collected through citizen science methods

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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Liboiron, Max^1,2,3,5  Liboiron, France^4,5  Wells, Emily^4,5  Richard, Natalie^2,5  Zahara, Alexander^2,5  Mather, Charles^2,5  Bradshaw, Hillary^2,5  Murichi, Judyannet^1,5 

[1] Mem Univ Newfoundland, Dept Sociol, St John, NF A1C 5S7, Canada

[2] Mem Univ Newfoundland, Dept Geog, St John, NF A1B 3X9, Canada

[3] Mem Univ Newfoundland, Environm Sci Program, St John, NF A1C 5S7, Canada

[4] Mem Univ Newfoundland, Dept Biol, St John, NF A1B 3X9, Canada

[5] Mem Univ Newfoundland, CLEAR, St John, NF A1B 3X9, Canada

关键词: Atlantic cod;    Marine debris;    Plastic;    Ingestion;    Human consumption;    Citizen science;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.043

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

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. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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