PMID- 21067782
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110125
LR  - 20101124
IS  - 1879-3363 (Electronic)
IS  - 0025-326X (Linking)
VI  - 60
IP  - 12
DP  - 2010 Dec
TI  - Plastic ingestion by planktivorous fishes in the North Pacific Central Gyre.
PG  - 2275-8
LID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.08.007 [doi]
AB  - A significant amount of marine debris has accumulated in the North Pacific 
      Central Gyre (NPCG). The effects on larger marine organisms have been documented 
      through cases of entanglement and ingestion; however, little is known about the 
      effects on lower trophic level marine organisms. This study is the first to 
      document ingestion and quantify the amount of plastic found in the gut of common 
      planktivorous fish in the NPCG. From February 11 to 14, 2008, 11 neuston samples 
      were collected by manta trawl in the NPCG. Plastic from each trawl and fish 
      stomach was counted and weighed and categorized by type, size class and color. 
      Approximately 35% of the fish studied had ingested plastic, averaging 2.1 pieces 
      per fish. Additional studies are needed to determine the residence time of 
      ingested plastics and their effects on fish health and the food chain 
      implications.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Boerger, Christiana M
AU  - Boerger CM
AD  - Algalita Marine Research Foundation, 148 N. Marina Drive, Long Beach, CA 90803, 
      USA. psari2@aol.com
FAU - Lattin, Gwendolyn L
AU  - Lattin GL
FAU - Moore, Shelly L
AU  - Moore SL
FAU - Moore, Charles J
AU  - Moore CJ
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20101109
PL  - England
TA  - Mar Pollut Bull
JT  - Marine pollution bulletin
JID - 0260231
RN  - 0 (Plastics)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Diet
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - *Fishes
MH  - Food Chain
MH  - Gastrointestinal Contents/chemistry
MH  - Pacific Ocean
MH  - Plankton
MH  - Plastics/*analysis
MH  - Stomach/chemistry
MH  - Water Movements
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis
EDAT- 2010/11/12 06:00
MHDA- 2011/01/28 06:00
CRDT- 2010/11/12 06:00
PHST- 2010/02/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2010/08/05 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2010/08/06 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/11/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/11/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/01/28 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0025-326X(10)00381-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.08.007 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Mar Pollut Bull. 2010 Dec;60(12):2275-8. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.08.007. 
      Epub 2010 Nov 9.