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Potential microplastics impacts on African fishing resources

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dc.contributor.authorMasiá, Paula
dc.contributor.authorMateo, Juan L.
dc.contributor.authorArias, Andrés
dc.contributor.authorBartolomé, Marlene
dc.contributor.authorBlanco, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorErzini, Karim
dc.contributor.authorLe Loc'h, François
dc.contributor.authorMve Beh, Jean Hervé
dc.contributor.authorPower, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez, Noemi
dc.contributor.authorSchaal, Gauthier
dc.contributor.authorMachado-Schiaffino, Gonzalo
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Vazquez, Eva
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-10T20:30:41Z
dc.date.available2023-09-01T00:30:15Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractMicroplastic (MP) pollution is increasing worldwide and affecting aquatic fauna in different ways, which endangers current aquatic resources in a still unknown extent. MP-induced threats to marine fauna are critical for developing countries, where waste treatment may be not optimal and coastal communities rely heavily on marine resources for dietary protein. In this study, we assess the importance of MP pollution for African fishing resources. A new meta-database was created from published studies, containing 156 samples with more than 6200 individuals analysed for microplastic content from African and adjacent waters. A combination of research landscape analysis and rank analysis served to identify main research targets and to determine regional fishing resources especially affected by MP. A network of relevant terms showed fish health as a concern in Mediterranean waters, environmental pollution in freshwater and an emphasis on plastic items in South Africa. MP contents in fishing resources from Nile countries and the Gulf of Guinea, followed by Tunisia, are significantly higher than in other regions. Some of the most exploited species are among the most polluted ones, highlighting the threat of MP pollution in valuable but already compromised African fishing resources. Large geographic gaps with almost absent data about MP in aquatic fauna were revealed, especially in freshwater and in East African coasts. These results emphasize the importance of increasing the coverage of MP pollution in African fishing resources, and improving plastic waste management in the continent.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipPID2019-108347RB-I00
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150671pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17315
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.subjectBiodiversity threatspt_PT
dc.subjectFisheriespt_PT
dc.subjectMeta-analysispt_PT
dc.subjectPlastic pollutionpt_PT
dc.subjectResearch landscapept_PT
dc.titlePotential microplastics impacts on African fishing resourcespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage150671pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleScience of The Total Environmentpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume806pt_PT
person.familyNameErzini
person.familyNamePower
person.givenNameKarim
person.givenNameDeborah Mary
person.identifier.ciencia-idD917-7133-341A
person.identifier.ciencia-id891A-8A44-3CAE
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1411-0126
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1366-0246
person.identifier.ridM-5216-2013
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person.identifier.scopus-author-id7101806760
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