Table 2. Fish and shellfish purchased from the USA.
| Common name (Genus species) | Number collected | Number with debris | Number of pieces of debris/animal (average (±SD), range) | Types of debris |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) | 12 | 4 | 0.6 (±0.9), 0–2 | fibers |
| jacksmelt (Atherinopsis californiensis) | 7 | 2 | 1.6 (±3.7), 0–10 | fibers, fragment |
| Pacific anchovy (Engraulis mordax) | 10 | 3 | 0.3 (±0.5), 0–1 | fiber, film, monofilament |
| Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus) | 1 | 0 | 0, 0 | N/A |
| yellowtail Rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) | 3 | 1 | 0.3 (±0.6), 0–1 | fiber |
| striped bass (Morone saxatilis) | 7 | 2 | 0.9 (±1.2), 0–3 | fiber, film, foam |
| Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) | 4 | 1 | 0.25 (±0.5), 0–1 | fiber |
| albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) | 2 | 0 | 0, 0 | N/A |
| blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) | 10 | 2 | 0.2 (±0.4), 0–1 | fibers |
| Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus) | 5 | 3 | 1 (±1.2), 0–3 | fiber, film |
| lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) | 11 | 1 | 0.1(±0.3), 0–1 | film |
| copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) | 1 | 0 | 0, 0 | N/A |
| vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) | 3 | 0 | 0, 0 | N/A |
The table shows the common name, genus and species of fish or shellfish, the number of individual animals purchased, the number of individuals from each group that had anthropogenic debris, the average number of individual pieces of debris in each animal per species group (including individuals where no debris was found), the range of individual pieces of debris per animal in each group and the types of debris found in each group.