Parker, Ben; Andreou, Demetra; Green, Iain D.; Pabortsava, Katsiaryna 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9808-012X; Boardman, Rose M.; Pinder, Adrian C.; Wright, Rosalind M.; Britton, Robert.
2023
Low microplastic loads in riverine European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from southwest England during their marine–freshwater transition.
Journal of Fish Biology.
10.1111/jfb.15426
The microplastic loads in elvers of the critically endangered European eel Anguilla anguilla, sampled in the lower reaches of three English rivers, were very low (incidence: 3.3%, mean ± s.d.: 0.03 ± 0.18 particles) and did not vary with body length or between rivers. Particles were mostly black, polyolefins, fibres and fragments of size 101–200 μm. Current levels indicate a low contamination pressure locally and, consequently, management efforts might prioritise mitigating the effects of other stressors affecting the species.
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