Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8871292 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
This study presents data on the marine litter occurrence in the stomachs of fish species living in different marine habitats for the Adriatic and NE Ionian Sea macro-region. “Macro-litter” was examined in 614 specimens belonging to 11 species, while micro-litter in 230 specimens belonging to 7 species. The study highlights for the first time the presence of litter in the stomachs of the fish species Citharus linguatula. The occurrence of “macro-litter” in the guts of fish was <3% in both the NE Ionian and N Adriatic but reached 26% in the S Adriatic Sea. Micro-litter occurrence was 40 for the NE Ionian and increased to 87% in the N Adriatic (Slovenian Sea). The ingested “macro” and micro-litter differed among the areas. The marine habitat was found to affect the “macro”-litter ingestion but not the micro-litter.
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Authors
Aikaterini Anastasopoulou, Manca KovaÄ VirÅ¡ek, Dubravka BojaniÄ VareziÄ, Nikoletta Digka, Tomaso Fortibuoni, Å pela Koren, Milica MandiÄ, Chryssi Mytilineou, Ana PeÅ¡iÄ, Francesca Ronchi, Jasna Å iljiÄ, Michele Torre, Catherine Tsangaris,