Author Correction: The accumulation of microplastic pollution in a commercially important fishing ground

Cunningham, Eoghan M.; Ehlers, Sonja M.; Kiriakoulakis, Konstadinos; Schuchert, Pia; Jones, Nia H.; Kregting, Louise; Woodall, Lucy C.; Dick, Jaimie T. A.

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-09956-6

Sci Rep

2022

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09956-6

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Author Correction: The accumulation of microplastic pollution in a commercially important fishing ground

Eoghan M. Cunningham

Sonja M. Ehlers

Konstadinos Kiriakoulakis

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Abstract: Figure 1. The location, site ID and mean microplastics per gram (MP/g) found within the four sediment sampling sites from the Western Irish Sea fishing grounds in (a) January 2016 and (b) January 2019. Monthly modelled residual currents for January 2020 (a,b) and July 2020 (c) demonstrating the development of the WISG in early summer. Modelled current data from E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information 25 .

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Microplastic fibres in juvenile European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) from Swansea Bay

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2024

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Microplastic fibres (MPF), pervasive in marine environments due to their persistent nature and diminutive size, pose ecological threats as potential targets for ingestion by native species. This study contributes to the ongoing data collection effort on MPF prevalence in marine wildlife by investigating MPF presence in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of juvenile Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice) and Merlangius merlangus (whiting) fish samples from the Swansea Bay ecosystem. Specimens were collected using beam trawl and their GITs were dissected and probed for MPF presence. Among all analysed specimens, 35.9% contained fibres, with a significantly higher average number of MPF/GIT in the whiting population (49.2% with MPF; 0.92 MPF/GIT) than plaice (21.4% with MPF; 0.29 MPF/GIT). Both fish consume plankton and planktotrophic fish. Plankton are prone to MPF ingestion, attributed to the resemblance of MPF to their natural diet, and so it was hypothesised that trophic transfer of MPF had occurred. Whiting generally consumes a wider variety of planktonic organisms, potentially explaining the elevated MPF prevalence observed in the whiting specimen compared to the plaice. While this research served only as a preliminary study (and thus, potentially confounding factors were not considered), these results demonstrate the presence of microplastics in this Swansea Bay ecosystem and highlight concerns regarding microplastic bioaccumulation and trophic transfer.

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Microplastic fibres in juvenile European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) from Swansea Bay

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2024

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