Microplastics in offshore fish from the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

被引：51

作者：

Sparks, Conrad ^{[1
]}

Immelman, Stiaan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cape Peninsula Univ Technol, Dept Conservat & Marine Sci, Cape Town, South Africa

来源：

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2020年 / 156卷

基金：

新加坡国家研究基金会;

关键词：

Microplastic; Fibre; Fish; Agulhas Bank; South Africa; DEMERSAL FISH; INGESTION; POLLUTION; LINNAEUS; ATLANTIC; DEBRIS; WATER;

D O I：

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111216

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The extent and type of microplastic (MP) contamination in South African open ocean marine resources is unknown. This study aims to report on MP ingestion in seven commercially targeted fish species from the Agulhas Bank, south of South Africa. MPs were found in all seven species sampled (N = 105) (Trachurus capensis, Merluccius capensis, Merluccius paradoxus, Etrumeus whiteheadi, Scomber japonicus, Chelidonichthys capensis and Argyrozona argyrozona). MPs were recorded in 86.67% fish sampled, with abundances ranging from 2.8 to 4.6 items/fish. Most MPs were fibres (95.14%), black (38.11%) and ranged from 1000 to 500 mu m (35.55%) in size. There was no difference in microplastic concentration in relation to distance from shore (p > .05). This is the first record of MPs in offshore fish from southern Africa and the results indicate that more research is required to assess the extent of MP contamination in the region.

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