Plastic ingestion by estuarine mullet Mugil cephalus (Mugilidae) in an urban harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 145-149

  Naidoo, T ^a   Smit, A J ^b   Glassom, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Durban; marine debris; microplastic; pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FINFISH; HARBOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; URBAN AREA;

DURBAN HARBOUR; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

MUGIL CEPHALUS; MUGILIDAE;

EID: 84964045841     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2016.1159616     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. A.Anastasopoulou, C.Mytilineou, C.J.Smith, K.N.Papadopoulou. 2013. Plastic debris ingested by deep­water fish of the Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean). Deep-Sea Research I 74: 11–13. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.12.008
2. A.Bakir, S.J.Rowland, R.C.Thompson. 2014. Transport of persistent organic pollutants by microplastics in estuarine conditions. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 140: 14–21. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.01.004
3. C.M.Boerger, G.L.Lattin, S.L.Moore, C.J.Moore. 2010. Plastic ingestion by planktivorous fishes in the North Pacific Central Gyre. Marine Pollution Bulletin 60: 2275–2278. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.08.007
4. M.A.Browne, P.Crump, S.J.Niven, E.Teuten, A.Tonkin, T.Galloway, R.Thompson. 2011. Accumulation of microplastic on shorelines worldwide: sources and sinks. Environmental Science and Technology 45: 9175–9179. doi: 10.1021/es201811s
5. C.A.Choy, J.C.Drazen. 2013. Plastic for dinner? Observations of frequent debris ingestion by pelagic predatory fishes from the central North Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series 485: 155–163. doi: 10.3354/meps10342
6. D.Cyrus, A.Forbes. 1996. Preliminary results on the role of KwaZulu­Natal harbours as nursery grounds for juveniles of selected marine organisms which utilize estuaries. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 26: 26–33.
7. D.V.Dantas, M.Barletta, M.F.da Costa. 2012. The seasonal and spatial patterns of ingestion of polyfilament nylon fragments by estuarine drums (Sciaenidae). Environmental Science and Pollution Research 19: 600–606. doi: 10.1007/s11356-011-0579-0
8. P.Davison, R.G.Asch. 2011. Plastic ingestion by mesopelagic fishes in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Marine Ecology Progress Series 432: 173–180. doi: 10.3354/meps09142
9. S.S.De Silva, M.J.S.Wijeyaratne. 1977. Studies on the biology of young grey mullet, Mugil cephalus L. II. Food and feeding. Aquaculture 12: 157–167.
10. P.Farrell, K.Nelson. 2013. Trophic level transfer of microplastic: Mytilus edulis (L.) to Carcinus maenas (L.). Environmental Pollution 177: 1–3.
11. E.M.Foekema, C.De Gruijter, M.T.Mergia, J.A.van Franeker, A.J.Murk, A.A.Koelmans. 2013. Plastic in North Sea fish. Environmental Science &Technology 47: 8818–8824.
12. A.T.Forbes, N.T.Demetriades. 2008. Estuaries of Durban, KwaZulu­ Natal, South Africa. Report prepared for the Environmental Management Department, eThekwini Municipality. Marine & Estuarine Research, Durban.
13. L.A.Guastella, A.M.Smith. 1994. A quantitative assessment of recreational angling in Durban Harbour, South Africa. South African Journal of Marine Science 14: 187–203. doi: 10.2989/025776194784287120
14. S.Harris, D.Cyrus. 1999. Composition, abundance and seasonality of fish larvae in the mouth of Durban Harbour, KwaZulu­Natal, South Africa. South African Journal of Marine Science 21: 19–39. doi: 10.2989/025776199784126123
15. D.E.Hoss, L.R.Settle. 1990. Ingestion of plastics by teleost fishes. In: R.S.Shomura, M.L.Godfrey (eds), Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Debris, 2–7 April 1989, Honolulu, Hawaii, Volume 1. NOAA Technical Memorandum 154: 693–709.
16. G.D.Jackson, N.G.Buxton, M.J.George. 2000. Diet of the southern opah Lampris immaculatus on the Patagonian Shelf; the significance of the squid Moroteuthis ingens and anthropogenic plastic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 206: 261–271. doi: 10.3354/meps206261
17. A.A.Koelmans, T.Gouin, R.Thompson, N.Wallace, C.Arthur. 2014. Plastics in the marine environment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 33: 5–10. doi: 10.1002/etc.2426
18. S.Lamberth, J.Turpie. 2003. The role of estuaries in South African fisheries: economic importance and management implications. African Journal of Marine Science 25: 131–157. doi: 10.2989/18142320309504005
19. A.L.Lusher, M.McHugh, R.C.Thompson. 2013. Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel. Marine Pollution Bulletin 67: 94–99. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.028
20. A.Markic, S.Nicol. 2014. In a nutshell: microplastics and fisheries. SPC Fisheries Newsletter 144: 27–29.
21. F.Murray, P.R.Cowie. 2011. Plastic contamination in the decapod crustacean Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758). Marine Pollution Bulletin 62: 1207–1217. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.032
22. T.Naidoo, D.Glassom, A.J.Smit. 2015. Plastic pollution in five urban estuaries of KwaZulu­Natal, South Africa. Marine Pollution Bulletin 101: 473–480. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.09.044
23. PlasticsEurope. 2015. Plastics – the facts 2014/2015. An analysis of European plastics production, demand and waste data. Association of Plastics Manufacturers, Brussels.
24. P.Pradervand, L.Beckley, B.Q.Mann, P.Radebe. 2003. Assessment of the linefishery in two urban estuarine systems in KwaZulu­Natal, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 25: 111–130. doi: 10.2989/18142320309504004
25. T.R Development CoreTeam. 2015. R: a language and environment for statistical computing. Vienna: R Foundation for Statistical Computing.
26. J.A.Ramos, M.Barletta, M.F.Costa. 2012. Ingestion of nylon threads by Gerreidae while using a tropical estuary as foraging grounds. Aquatic Biology 17: 29–34. doi: 10.3354/ab00461
27. C.M.Rochman, E.Hoh, T.Kurobe, S.Teh. 2013. Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress. Scientific Reports 3: 1–7. doi: 10.1038/srep03263
28. P.G.Ryan. 1988. The characteristics and distribution of plastic particles at the sea­surface off the southwestern Cape Province, South Africa. Marine Environmental Research 25: 249–273. doi: 10.1016/0141-1136(88)90015-3
29. W.Sanchez, C.Bender, J.Porcher. 2014. Wild gudgeons (Gobio gobio) from French rivers are contaminated by microplastics: preliminary study and first evidence. Environmental Research 128: 98–100. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.11.004
30. R.C.Thompson, S.H.Swan, C.J.Moore, F.S.vom Saal. 2009. Our plastic age. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 364: 1973–1976. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0054
31. A.Whitfield, J.Panfili, J.D.Durand. 2012. A global review of the cosmopolitan flathead mullet Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758 (Teleostei: Mugilidae), with emphasis on the biology, genetics, ecology and fisheries aspects of this apparent species complex. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 22: 641–681. doi: 10.1007/s11160-012-9263-9
32. L.C.Woodall, A.Sanchez­Vidal, M.Canals, G.L.Paterson, R.Coppock, V.Sleight 2014. The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris. Royal Society Open Science 1: 140317 (8 pp). doi: 10.1098/rsos.140317