Do fishes consume plastics? If so, are they always dangerous?

Shylaja, G and Kripa, V and Ebeneezar, Sanal and Sayooj, P and Akhil Babu, V and John, Seban (2020) Do fishes consume plastics? If so, are they always dangerous? In: Marine Ecosystem Challenges & Opportunities (MECOS 3). Convenor, MECOS3, p. 391.

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Abstract

Plastics have tremendous advantages and utility in the present world but its indiscriminate discard creates a pathway to water bodies and eventually forming a threat to aquatic organisms. The large plastics (macro plastics) can degrade and become smaller meso or micro plastics which can be ingested by fishes and invertebrates. Low density plastics (eg. Poly propylene or polyethylene) are dominant in the top layers for a certain period of their entry, may suffer biofouling causing it to sink gradually. High density plastics (PVC, Polyester and polyamides) usually sink to the bottom. Macro, Meso and Micro polymers selected for the study were polypropylene, polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	MECOS 3
Subjects:	Marine Environment > Marine Pollution Fish and Fisheries
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity, Environment and Management Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	06 Oct 2023 06:35
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2023 06:35
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/17522

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