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Classification of marine microdebris: A review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Marine debris, and in particular plastic pollution, is ubiquitous throughout global marine environments. Here, we present a classification of marine microdebris (i.e. debris between 0.1 μm and <5 mm) tailored to represent synthetic, semi-synthetic and naturally-derived items. The specific aim of...
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author | Kroon, Frederieke J. Motti, Cherie E. Jensen, Lene H. Berry, Kathryn L. E. |
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description | Marine debris, and in particular plastic pollution, is ubiquitous throughout global marine environments. Here, we present a classification of marine microdebris (i.e. debris between 0.1 μm and <5 mm) tailored to represent synthetic, semi-synthetic and naturally-derived items. The specific aim of this classification is to introduce a level of consistency in the higher-level characterisation of marine microdebris, thereby improving the overall reporting on marine microdebris contamination. We first conducted an extensive literature review on the accumulation of ingested debris in fish to identify discrepancies in marine microdebris reporting as a basis for the new classification. The review reveals the diverse nature of ingested marine microdebris, including items that are non-plastic but often incorrectly reported on as microplastics. We then applied our classification to a case study on wild-caught juvenile coral trout, Plectropomus spp., from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia. This first report on accumulation of ingested marine debris in commercial fish on the reef demonstrates a high frequency of occurrence and a prevalence of semi-synthetic and naturally-derived fibres. Based on our findings, we offer recommendations on potential improvements for the classification presented, ultimately contributing to a more realistic assessment of the ecological risks of marine microdebris. |
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spelling | pubmed-62195752018-11-07 Classification of marine microdebris: A review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia Kroon, Frederieke J. Motti, Cherie E. Jensen, Lene H. Berry, Kathryn L. E. Sci Rep Article Marine debris, and in particular plastic pollution, is ubiquitous throughout global marine environments. Here, we present a classification of marine microdebris (i.e. debris between 0.1 μm and <5 mm) tailored to represent synthetic, semi-synthetic and naturally-derived items. The specific aim of this classification is to introduce a level of consistency in the higher-level characterisation of marine microdebris, thereby improving the overall reporting on marine microdebris contamination. We first conducted an extensive literature review on the accumulation of ingested debris in fish to identify discrepancies in marine microdebris reporting as a basis for the new classification. The review reveals the diverse nature of ingested marine microdebris, including items that are non-plastic but often incorrectly reported on as microplastics. We then applied our classification to a case study on wild-caught juvenile coral trout, Plectropomus spp., from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia. This first report on accumulation of ingested marine debris in commercial fish on the reef demonstrates a high frequency of occurrence and a prevalence of semi-synthetic and naturally-derived fibres. Based on our findings, we offer recommendations on potential improvements for the classification presented, ultimately contributing to a more realistic assessment of the ecological risks of marine microdebris. Nature Publishing Group UK 2018-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6219575/ /pubmed/30401888 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34590-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2018 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Article Kroon, Frederieke J. Motti, Cherie E. Jensen, Lene H. Berry, Kathryn L. E. Classification of marine microdebris: A review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia |
title | Classification of marine microdebris: A review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia |
title_full | Classification of marine microdebris: A review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia |
title_fullStr | Classification of marine microdebris: A review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia |
title_full_unstemmed | Classification of marine microdebris: A review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia |
title_short | Classification of marine microdebris: A review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia |
title_sort | classification of marine microdebris: a review and case study on fish from the great barrier reef, australia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6219575/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30401888 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34590-6 |
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