Size dependent egestion of polyester fibres in the Dublin Bay Prawn (Nephrops norvegicus)

Comparative microplastic load in two decapod crustaceans Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) and Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

“…Also P. elephas is an omnivorous and scavenging species that, contrarily to N. norvegicus, dwells in shallow Mediterranean waters up to 200m depth (Goñi and Latrouite, 2005;Groeneveld et al, 2013). Both spiny lobster and langoustine are exposed to MPs mostly through their similar trophic habits and, with very few exceptions (Cau et al, 2020;Joyce et al, 2022b), all available information on particles occurrence in these species reflects their isolation from stomach contents or through the digestion of the entire digestive apparatus (Avio et al, 2020;Hara et al, 2020;Joyce et al, 2022aJoyce et al, , 2022bMurray and Cowie, 2011;Welden and Cowie, 2016a).…”