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Spatial Occurrence and Effects of Microplastic Ingestion on the Deep-Water Shrimp Aristeus antennatus

Carreras-Colom, Ester, Constenla, Maria, Soler-Membrives, Anna, Cartes, Joan E., Baeza, Mireia, Padrós, Francesc, Carrassón, Maite·2018·Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Microplastic (MP) ingestion has been reported in a wide variety of organisms, however, its spatial occurrence and effects on wild populations remain quite unknown. The present study targets an economically and ecologically key species in the Mediterranean Sea, the shrimp Aristeus antennatus. 39.2% of the individuals sampled had MP in their stomachs, albeit in areas close to Barcelona city the percentage reached values of 100%. Overall, MP ingestion was confirmed in a wide spatial and depth (630-1870 m) range, pointing out the great dispersion of this pollutant. The benthophagous diet and close relationship with the sea bottom of A. antennatus might enhance MP exposure and ultimately lead to accidental ingestion. Detailed analysis of shrimps' diet revealed that individuals with MP had a higher presence of endobenthic prey. Microplastic fibers are probably retained for long periods due to stomach's morphology, but no negative effects on shrimp's biological condition were observed.

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  • Some studies reported no direct effect of MPs ingestion on health status through using Fulton's condition or Kn.

    “Some studies reported no direct effect of MPs’ ingestion on health status through using Fulton’s condition [33,44,45,52,53,56,59] or Kn [46,47].”

    From Is Wild Marine Biota Affected by Microplastics? (2022) · cites this paper as [56]

  • Carreras-Colom et al. found a negative correlation between the fiber load and the gonadosomatic and hepatosomatic index (GSI) in Aristeus antennatus caught along the northern coast of Spain, but did not find negative effects.

    “Carreras-Colom et al. [56] did not find negative effects; they only found a negative correlation between the fiber load and the gonadosomatic and hepatosomatic index (GSI) in Aristeus antennatus caught along the norther coast of Spain.”

    From Is Wild Marine Biota Affected by Microplastics? (2022) · cites this paper as [56]

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Authors
Carreras-Colom, E., Constenla, M., Soler-Membrives, A., Cartes, J. E., Baeza, M., Padrós, F., & Carrassón, M.
Affiliations
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
  • Institut de Ciències del Mar (ES)
Corresponding author
Carrassón, Maite
Venue
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-08
Volume
133
Pages
44-52
ISSN
0025-326X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2804410776
Cited by
128
References
67
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3
FWCI
4.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CTM2006-13508-C02-01MAR, CTM2009-12214-C02-01/02)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Keywords
microplastic ingestion, Aristeus antennatus, deep-sea shrimp, spatial distribution of microplastics, Mediterranean Sea, shrimp diet, stomach contents, microplastic fibers
MeSH terms
Animals, Mediterranean Sea, Plastics, Stomach, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Food Chain, Decapoda

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