Determination of Microplastic Pollution in Commercial Fish in the Middle Black Sea (Samsun), Turkiye.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine the presence and characteristics of microplastics (MPs) in six commercially important fish species in Samsun city of, the Middle Black Sea Region: rainbow trout-Turkish salmon (Oncorhynchus mykiss), European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), red mullet (Mullus barbatus), horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus), and whiting (Merlangius merlangus). The digestive systems of each species were examined, and MPs were classified according to their morphology, size, color, and polymer type. The analysis revealed that the number of MPs per individual ranged from 4.73 ± 1.13 to 9.26 ± 2.18, with the highest value found in rainbow trout and the lowest in whiting. MPs smaller than 100 µm were domi

SUBMITTER: Simsek A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12567620 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature