@article{fdi:010083261,
  title = {{P}otential microplastics impacts on {A}frican fishing resources},
  author = {{M}asia, {P}. and {M}ateo, {J}. {L}. and {A}rias, {A}. and {B}artolome, {M}. and {B}lanco, {C}. and {E}rzini, {K}. and {L}e {L}oc'h, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {B}eh, {J}. {H}. {M}. and {P}ower, {D}. and {R}odriguez, {N}. and {S}chaal, {G}. and {M}achado-{S}chiaffino, {G}. and {G}arcia-{V}azquez, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}icroplastic ({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. {I}n this study, we assess the importance of {MP} pollution for {A}frican fishing resources. {A} new meta-database was created from published studies, containing 156 samples with more than 6200 individuals analysed for microplastic content from {A}frican 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 {M}editerranean waters, environmental pollution in freshwater and an emphasis on plastic items in {S}outh {A}frica. {MP} contents in fishing resources from {N}ile countries and the {G}ulf of {G}uinea, followed by {T}unisia, are significantly higher than in other regions. {S}ome of the most exploited species are among the most polluted ones, highlighting the threat of {MP} pollution in valuable but already compromised {A}frican fishing resources. {L}arge geographic gaps with almost absent data about {MP} in aquatic fauna were revealed, especially in freshwater and in {E}ast {A}frican coasts. {T}hese results emphasize the importance of increasing the coverage of {MP} pollution in {A}frican fishing resources, and improving plastic waste management in the continent.},
  keywords = {{B}iodiversity threats ; {F}isheries ; {M}eta-analysis ; {P}lastic pollution ; {R}esearch landscape ; {AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience of the {T}otal {E}nvironment},
  volume = {806},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {150671 [18 p.]},
  ISSN = {0048-9697},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150671},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083261},
}