Oregon Marine Reserves Efforts Pay Off with Collaborative Research on Rockfish
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff tasked with working in the Oregon Marine Reserves Program shared work with Oregon State University researchers on a new paper published recently.
The paper focused on the presence of microplastics and microparticles in Oregon black rockfish sampled near marine reserves.
The study showed that 93% of subadult and 92% of juvenile rockfish had microplastics in their guts. While this study did not look for microparticles in the fishes’ flesh, ongoing research shows only low levels of microparticles – far less than ...
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