TY - JOUR
T1 - Revealing the capability of the European hake to cope with micro-litter environmental exposure and its inferred potential health impact in the NW Mediterranean Sea
AU - Muns-Pujadas, Laura
AU - Dallarés, Sara
AU - Constenla, Maria
AU - Padrós, Francesc
AU - Carreras-Colom, Ester
AU - Grelaud, Michaël
AU - Carrassón, Maite
AU - Soler-Membrives, Anna
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Prevalence, abundance, concentration, size and composition of anthropogenic items (AIs) (synthetic and non-synthetic) ingested by Merluccius merluccius juvenile specimens and from near-bottom water samples from different localities off the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean), were characterized. The potential effect of AIs on fish condition was assessed through different health indicators. Virtually all AIs found in fish and near-bottom water samples were fibres. A mean of 0.85 fibres/m3 from the surrounding water was observed. Fish ingested a mean of 1.39 (SD = 1.39) items/individual. Cellulosic fibres were predominant (77.8% of samples), except for Barcelona. No differences in ingested AIs abundance and composition off Barcelona between 2007 and 2019 were found. Small AIs from the environment matched ingested AIs composition. Hakes did not ingest large fibres despite being present in the environment, probably due to their feeding behaviour. No adverse health effects or parasites aggregations were detected to be potentially related to AIs ingestion.
AB - Prevalence, abundance, concentration, size and composition of anthropogenic items (AIs) (synthetic and non-synthetic) ingested by Merluccius merluccius juvenile specimens and from near-bottom water samples from different localities off the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean), were characterized. The potential effect of AIs on fish condition was assessed through different health indicators. Virtually all AIs found in fish and near-bottom water samples were fibres. A mean of 0.85 fibres/m3 from the surrounding water was observed. Fish ingested a mean of 1.39 (SD = 1.39) items/individual. Cellulosic fibres were predominant (77.8% of samples), except for Barcelona. No differences in ingested AIs abundance and composition off Barcelona between 2007 and 2019 were found. Small AIs from the environment matched ingested AIs composition. Hakes did not ingest large fibres despite being present in the environment, probably due to their feeding behaviour. No adverse health effects or parasites aggregations were detected to be potentially related to AIs ingestion.
KW - Anthropogenic items; Bioindicator; Cellulose; Fibre ingestion; Fish health; Merluccius merluccius; Microplastics; Quality assurance
KW - Anthropogenic items
KW - Bioindicator
KW - Cellulose
KW - Fibre ingestion
KW - Fish health
KW - Merluccius merluccius
KW - Microplastics
KW - Quality assurance
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U2 - 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105921
DO - 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105921
M3 - Article
C2 - 36827887
AN - SCOPUS:85148671364
SN - 0141-1136
VL - 186
JO - Marine Environmental Research
JF - Marine Environmental Research
M1 - 105921
ER -