Table 3.

Suspected microplastic abundance in GI tissue of fish collected from Sarasota Bay, FL (n=86).

Particle Shapes Observed In GI Tissue	Total GI Samples with Particle Shape n (%)	Particle Shapes in GI Samples with <10 Particles n (%)	Particle Shapes in GI Samples with 10-50 Particles n (%)	Particle Shapes in GI Samples with 51-100 Particles n (%)	Particle Shapes in GI Samples with 101-300 Particles n (%)
Fiber Bundles	42 (48.84)	26 (30.23)	15 (17.44)	0	1 (1.16)
Single Fibers	71 (82.56)	40 (46.51)	25 (29.07)	2 (2.33)	4 (4.65)
Film	54 (62.79)	40 (46.51)	11 (12.79)	0	3 (3.49)
Foam	4 (4.65)	4 (4.65)	0	0	0
Non-TWP Fragment	28 (32.56)	25 (29.07)	2 (2.33)	1 (1.16)	0
TWP Fragment*	14 (16.28)	14 (16.28)	0	0	0
Mixed Bundle	11 (12.79)	6 (6.98)	5 (5.81)	0	0

^*TWP (tire-wear particle)