@article{fdi:010074469,
  title = {{D}ouble trouble in the {S}outh {P}acific subtropical gyre : increased plastic ingestion by fish in the oceanic accumulation zone},
  author = {{M}arkic, {A}. and {N}iemand, {C}. and {B}ridson, {J}. {H}. and {M}azouni-{G}aertner, {N}. and {G}aertner, {J}ean-{C}laude and {E}riksen, {M}. and {B}owen, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}ish are an important food source for {S}outh {P}acific ({SP}) island countries, yet there is little information on contamination of commercial marine fish species by plastic. {T}he aim of our study was to perform a broad-scale assessment of plastic ingestion by fish common in the diet of {SP} inhabitants. {W}e examined 932 specimens from 34 commercial fish species across four {SP} locations, and some of the prey they ingested, for the presence of marine plastics. {P}lastic was found in 33 species, with an average ingestion rate ({IR}) of 24.3 +/- 1.4% and plastic load of 2.4 +/- 0.2 particles per fish. {R}apa {N}ui fish exhibited the greatest {IR} (50.0%), significantly greater than in other three locations. {R}apa {N}ui is located within the {SP} subtropical gyre, where the concentration of marine plastics is high and food is limited. {P}lastic was also found in prey, which confirms the trophic transfer of microplastics.},
  keywords = {{E}aster {I}sland ; {M}arine plastic pollution ; {M}icroplastics ; {R}apa {N}ui ; {S}eafood contamination ; {T}rophic transfer ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD} ; {AUCKLAND} ; {SAMOA} ; {TAHITI} ; {PAQUES} {ILE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {136},
  numero = {},
  pages = {547--564},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.031},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074469},
}