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

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dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, T.
dc.contributor.authorGlassom, D.
dc.contributor.authorSmit, Albertus J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-14T11:38:11Z
dc.date.available2018-05-14T11:38:11Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractCoastal urban environments have high plastic pollution levels, and hence interactions between plastic debris and marine life are frequent. We report on plastic ingestion by mullet Mugil cephalus in Durban Harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Of 70 mullet (13.0–19.5 cm total length), 73% had plastic particles in their guts, with a mean of 3.8 particles per fish (SD 4.7). Plastic ingestion showed no relation to digestive tract content or fish length. White and clear plastic fibres were ingested most commonly. This urban population of M. cephalus had a higher incidence of plastic ingestion than has been reported in studies on fish from other coastal areas or the oceanic environment.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationNaidoo, T., Smit, A.J. and Glassom, D. (2016) Plastic ingestion by estuarine mullet Mugil cephalus (Mugilidae) in an urban harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, African Journal of Marine Science, 38:1, 145-149en_US
dc.identifier.issn1814-232X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1159616
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3660
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherNational Inquiry Services Centre (NISC)en_US
dc.rightsThis is the author version of the article published online at: https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1159616
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectDurbanen_US
dc.subjectMarine Debrisen_US
dc.subjectMicroplasticen_US
dc.subjectPollutionen_US
dc.titlePlastic ingestion by estuarine mullet Mugil cephalus (Mugilidae) in an urban harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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