Alarming Level of Microplastics Found in Fish—Eating It 'A Personal Choice'

Alarming Level of Microplastics Found in Fish—Eating It 'A Personal Choice'

Source: newsweek

9/22/2022

Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

A large proportion of fish meant for human consumption may contain microplastics, scientists have found, with one expert saying that the decision whether to eat fish or not was a "personal choice."

According to a paper published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, three quarters of fish caught off the coast of southern New Zealand contained some degree of microplastic in their tissues.

Microplastics are tiny fragments of plastic defined as being less than 0.2 inches in diameter.

"75% of fish that I sampled had ingested microplastic. I sampled fish over a two-year period, throughout all seasons, along the south-east coastline of southern Aotearoa (New Zealand), from Oamaru to Te Waewae Bay," coastal scientist and lead author of the study, Isabella Clere, told Newsweek.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4151	Column: Reflecting on changes along the Adams River	saobserver	2020-09-23	CA
4152	Adams River - Tsútswecw Provincial Park Photographing the Salmon Run	canadiannaturephotographer	2018-10-20	CA
4153	Scientists turn fish parts into environmentally friendly plastic	upi	2021-04-05	CA
4154	Kentucky fisherman catches record-breaking fish, searches for certified scale	Fox News	2021-04-08	US
4155	Fish find way around polarization problem	nature	2012-10-22	UK
4156	Bones of 'living fossil' found in Texas	Science News	2012-10-24	US
4157	These fish stole an antifreeze gene from another fish and became natural GMOs	CBC News	2021-04-06	CA
4158	A Cruickshank River damn would help alleviate our drought issues	comoxvalleyrecord	2019-05-30	CA
4159	Take a hike, see devastation in the Comox Lake watershed	decafnation	2019-08-05	CA
4160	Angling For More Than A Fish	cvcollective	2021-04-18	CA
4161	Hooking into the Revelstoke fishing scene	Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine	2017-08-17	CA
4162	Proposed fish farm permits stall while EPA reviews environmental effects	news-press	2021-04-03	US
4163	Taiwan responds to NGO reports on forced labor within its fishing fleet	seafoodsource	2021-04-02	TW
4164	Salmon with sea lice pulled from stores	UPI	2012-10-22	CA
4165	Chesapeake Striped Bass Reproduction At Record Low	baltimore	2012-10-17	US
4166	Michigan Angler Catches Record-Breaking Great Lakes Muskie	detroit.cbslocal	2012-10-20	US
4167	Mystery Florida eyeball is probably from '10ft swordfish', experts say	theguardian	2012-10-12	US
4168	Rare Gold Saury Worth Weight in Actual Gold, Apparently	soranews24	2012-10-05	JP
4169	Cub Scout catches 'monster' in Texas lake	beaumontenterprise	2012-10-05	US
4170	Южнокорейские компании вложат 11,8 млрд руб. в создание рыбного порта в Приморье	interfax	2021-04-14	RU
4171	'Scolded us for being female': Woman says fishing trip prize taken away because she is a woman	chron	2021-03-30	US
4172	Incredible moment fishermen casually cast their lines out as dozens of frenzied sharks thrash in the shallows next to them	dailymail	2021-04-01	UK
4173	State scientists look to purge invasive goldfish from Maine waters	bangordailynews	2012-10-03	IN
4174	Wis. voters favor blocking of Asian carp	UPI	2012-10-02	US
4175	North Sea cod: Is it true there are only 100 left?	BBC News	2012-09-30	CA

166 of [219 - pages.]