title: Microplastic contamination in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon, Linnaeus 1758) from coastal waters of the Southern North Sea and Channel area.
abstract: This study assessed the capability of Crangon crangon (L.), an ecologically and commercially important crustacean, of consuming plastics as an opportunistic feeder. We therefore determined the microplastic content of shrimp in shallow water habitats of the Channel area and Southern part of the North Sea. Synthetic fibers ranging from 200μm up to 1000μm size were detected in 63% of the assessed shrimp and an average value of 0.68±0.55microplastics/g w. w. (1.23±0.99microplastics/shrimp) was obtained for shrimp in the sampled area. The assessment revealed no spatial patterns in plastic ingestion, but temporal differences were reported. The microplastic uptake was significantly higher in October compared to March. The results suggest that microplastics >20μm are not able to translocate into the tissues.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Animal Sciences Unit - Aquatic Environment and Quality, Ankerstraat 1, 8400 Ostend, Belgium. Electronic address: Lisa.Devriese@ilvo.vlaanderen.be.
authors.forename: Lisa I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Devriese
authors.affiliation: Deltares, Postbus 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands. Electronic address: Myra.vanderMeulen@deltares.nl.
authors.forename: Myra D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: van der Meulen
authors.affiliation: Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, NR330HT Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK. Electronic address: thomas.maes@cefas.co.uk.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maes
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Animal Sciences Unit - Aquatic Environment and Quality, Ankerstraat 1, 8400 Ostend, Belgium. Electronic address: Karen.Bekaert@ilvo.vlaanderen.be.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bekaert
authors.affiliation: Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, 29280 Plouzané, France. Electronic address: ika.paulpont@univ-brest.fr.
authors.forename: Ika
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paul-Pont
authors.affiliation: Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, 29280 Plouzané, France. Electronic address: Laura.frere@univ-brest.fr.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frère
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Animal Sciences Unit - Aquatic Environment and Quality, Ankerstraat 1, 8400 Ostend, Belgium. Electronic address: Johan.Robbens@ilvo.vlaanderen.be.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robbens
authors.affiliation: Deltares, Postbus 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands; Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: Dick.Vethaak@deltares.nl.
authors.forename: A Dick
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Vethaak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D033501:Crangonidae; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D009659:North Sea; D010969:Plastics / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012621:Seasons; D012758:Shellfish; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Contamination; Crangon crangon; Microplastics; Seafood; Synthetic fibers