Pollutants and parasites in bycatch teleosts from south eastern Spanish Mediterranean's fisheries: Concerns relating the foodstuff harnessing

Casadevall, Margarida; Torres, Jordi; Aoussimi, Ahmed El; Carbonell, Aïna; Delgado, Eulàlia; Sarrà-Alarcón, Lídia; García‐Ruíz, Cristina; Esteban, Antonio; Mallol, Sandra

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.01.040

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“…Similarly, not much is known about the influence of microplastics retention on other substances present in fish gastrointestinal tracts, such as parasites, since they could potentially increase the surface area for adhesion and retention (Hernandez-Milian et al, 2019), weaker an individual's body conditions, and increase the probability of ingesting anthropogenic particles. Indeed, parasitism is another source of concern for marine stock health and human consumption safety (Casadevall et al, 2016). Healthier fish stocks could therefore be considered more resistant to parasite infections and plastic ingestion.…”

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Ingestion of microplastics and occurrence of parasite association in Mediterranean anchovy and sardine

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Marine Pollution Bulletin

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We quantified the incidence of microplastics in the gut contents of the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea and tested which variables influence this abundance, including the prevalence of parasites (i.e., trematoda larvae and nematodes). We detected a 58% occurrence of microplastics ingestion in sardines and a 60% in anchovies. With respect to sardines, the individuals with lower body conditions were found to have the highest microplastics ingestion probabilities, whereas in anchovies such probabilities were observed in individuals with higher gonadosomatic indices and smaller size. The areas with the highest microplastics ingestion probabilities were the Gulf of Alicante for sardines and the Gulf of Lion -Ebro Delta for anchovies. Both species showed a positive relationship between parasites and microplastics ingestion. These results highlight that both parasitism and ingestion of microplastics are concerns for the health of marine stocks and human consumers.Please note that this is an author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available on the publisher Web site.

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