Table 2.
Microplastics in fishery products.
| Species | Number of MPs Detected | % of Samples Positive to MPs (*) | Sampling Site | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | ||||
| Merluccius | 0.40 ± 0.89 a | 29% | Atlantic Ocean, Portugal | [41] |
| Merluccius merluccius | 1.38 a | 26.8% | Mediterranean Sea | [42] |
| Merluccius merluccius | 1.6 ± 0.6 a | 40% | Central Adriatic Sea, Italy | [43] |
| Mullus barbatus | 1.08 a | 19.7% | Mediterranean Sea | [42] |
| Mullus barbatus | 1.8 ± 0.24 a | 22.47% | Western Mediterranean Sea, Italy |
[44] |
| Mullus barbatus | 2 a | 20% | Central Adriatic Sea, Italy | [43] |
| Engraulis encrasicolus | 1.25 a | 91% | Adriatic Sea, Italy | [45] |
| Engraulis encrasicolus | 2.5 ± 0.3 a | 83.4% | Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon | [46] |
| Engraulis encrasicolus | 0.12 ± 0.12 a | 34% | Eastern Ligurian Sea, Italy | [47] |
| Sardinia pilchardus | 4.63 a | 96% | Adriatic Sea, Italy | [45] |
| Scomber scombrus | 0.29–2.5 a | 100% | Atlantic Ocean, Portugal | [48] |
| Mugil chephalus | 2.5 a | 13.8% | Hong Kong coast | [49] |
| Mugil chephalus | 10 ± 9 a | 97% | Minho estuary, Iberian Peninsula | [50] |
| Crustaceans | ||||
| Penaeus semisulcatus | 0.36 b | 64.1% | Persian Gulf, Iran | [51] |
| Parapenaeopsis hardwickii | 0.25 b | 45% | East China Sea, China | [52] |
| Fenneropenaeus indicus | 0.04 b | 30.9% | Kerala coast, India | [53] |
| Portunus armatus | 0.26 b | 64.1% | Persian Gulf, Iran | [51] |
| Crangon crangon | 0.55 b | 63% | Channel area and Southern North Sea between France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK | [54] |
| Mixed crab species | 0.53 b | 91% | Hong Kong coast | [55] |
| Mollusks | ||||
| Mytilus spp. | 3.2 ± 0.52 c | - | Edinburgh, UK | [56] |
| Mytilus galloprovincialis | 0.8–0.9 c 2.5–5.3 d |
46.25% | Ionian Sea, Greece | [57] |
| Mytilus galloprovincialis | 0.69 c 0.23 d |
48% | Turkish coasts | [58] |
| Mytilus edulis | 0.61 ± 0.56 c 0.23 ± 0.20 d |
65–90% | Nantes, France | [59] |
| Mytilus edulis | 0.76 ± 0.40 c 0.15 ± 0.06 d |
34–58% | Channel coastlines, France | [60] |
| Crassostrea spp. | 2.93 c 0.62 d |
84% | coastline of China | [61] |
| Crassostrea gigas | 2.10 ± 1.71 c 0.18 ± 0.16 d |
80–93% | Nantes, France | [59] |
| Crassostrea gigas | 0.69–3 c
0.02–0.14 d |
63% | Salish Sea, USA |
[62] |
| Cerastoderma edule | 2.46 ± 1.16 c 0.74 ± 0.35 d |
34–58% | Channel coastlines, France | [60] |
* In this context, the term “positive” expresses the number of fish samples, which, during the analysis, were found to be contaminated by MPs. a MP detected in the gastrointestinal tract. b MP content in the edible section. c MPs/individual. d MPs/g ww.