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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111216
	Microplastics in offshore fish from the Agulhas Bank; South Africa
	Sparks C.; Immelman S.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0025326X
卷号	156
英文摘要	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 μm (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. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Agulhas Bank; Fibre; Fish; Microplastic; South Africa
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Marine biology; Marine pollution; Microplastic; Offshore oil well production; Fish species; Marine resources; Microplastics; Open ocean; South Africa; Fish; microplastic; plastic; commercial species; concentration (composition); fish; ingestion rate; open ocean; plastic waste; pollution monitoring; animal tissue; Argyrozona argyrozona; Article; Chelidonichthys capensis; concentration (parameter); contamination; Etrumeus whiteheadi; fish; indicator organism; ingestion; Merluccius capensis; Merluccius paradoxus; nonhuman; Scomber japonicus; seashore; South Africa; Trachurus capensis; animal; environmental monitoring; water pollutant; Agulhas Bank; Indian Ocean; Argyrozona argyrozona; Chelidonichthys capensis; Etrumeus whiteheadi; Merluccius capensis; Merluccius paradoxus; Scomber japonicus; Trachurus capensis; Animals; Environmental Monitoring; Microplastics; Plastics; South Africa; Water Pollutants, Chemical
来源期刊	Marine Pollution Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/148944
作者单位	Department of Conservation and Marine Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sparks C.,Immelman S.. Microplastics in offshore fish from the Agulhas Bank; South Africa[J],2020,156.
APA	Sparks C.,&Immelman S..(2020).Microplastics in offshore fish from the Agulhas Bank; South Africa.Marine Pollution Bulletin,156.
MLA	Sparks C.,et al."Microplastics in offshore fish from the Agulhas Bank; South Africa".Marine Pollution Bulletin 156(2020).