title: Pollutant levels in discarded fish species by Spanish trawlers operating in the Great Sole Bank and the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
abstract: Organic and inorganic pollutant levels were determined for the most discarded species from trawlers operating in Great Sole and Spanish coastal fishing grounds. Results for heavy metals indicated that Cd can reach values higher than legal limits for some species and tissues, while Hg and Pb concentrations are below established values. No significant variation was noticed with fishing grounds, but both season influences in the case of Pb and interspecies variation for Hg and Cd have been detected. Valorization recommendations could be therefore established according to the levels found in the different species.
authors.affiliation: Marine Research Institute IIM-CSIC, Eduardo Cabello, 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Antelo
authors.affiliation: Marine Research Institute IIM-CSIC, Eduardo Cabello, 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ordóñez-Del Pazo
authors.affiliation: Marine Research Institute IIM-CSIC, Eduardo Cabello, 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Electronic address: amaya.franco@usc.es.
authors.forename: Amaya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franco-Uría
authors.affiliation: Marine Research Institute IIM-CSIC, Eduardo Cabello, 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: Ricardo I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Pérez-Martín
authors.affiliation: Marine Research Institute IIM-CSIC, Eduardo Cabello, 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Alonso
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D012621:Seasons; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D012767:Ships / Q000592:standards; D013030:Spain; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium; D008628:Mercury
keywords: Discarded fish; Metals; Persistent organic pollutants; Tissues; Valorization