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Title: | Occurrence of plastic debris in the stomach of the invasive crab Eriocheir sinensis |
Authors: | Wójcik-Fudalewska, Dagmara Normant-Saremba, Monika Anastácio, Pedro |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Citation: | Wójcik-Fudalewska, Dagmara; Normant-Saremba, Monika; Anastácio, Pedro. Occurrence of plastic debris in the stomach of the invasive crab Eriocheir sinensis, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 113, 1-2, 306-311, 2016. |
Abstract: | The Chinese mitten crab is known as a pest causing damage to fishing gears and fish. On the other hand, this highly invasive species is considered a delicacy by Asian migrants and therefore commercially fished and sold in many
countries. The ingestion of plastic by the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis from the Baltic coastal waters (Poland) and the Tagus Estuary (Portugal) was studied based on stomach content analysis. As many as 13% of the 302
analysed males and females (38.07–89.07 mm carapace width) from both regions, contained microplastic in the
form of strands and balls. Most of them were transparent. Ingested plastic particles were identified as fragments
of fishing gears. Contamination with plastic may have a negative impact on this species as well as on higher trophic levels feeding on crabs. |
URI: | 0025326X http://hdl.handle.net/10174/20393 |
Type: | article |
Appears in Collections: | MARE-UE - Publicações - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais Com Arbitragem Científica PAO - Publicações - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais Com Arbitragem Científica
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