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Trace element concentrations in the apex predator swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from a Mediterranean fishery and risk assessment for consumers
2017
Gobert, Sylvie | Pasqualini, Vanina | Dijoux, Jessica | Lejeune, Pierre | Durieux, Eric Dominique Henry | Marengo, Michel | FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège | Stareso
peer reviewed | Swordfish (Xiphias gladius L., 1758) is an apex predator, highly migratory meso-pelagic fish widely distributed in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean. As top predators, this fish may be the end reservoir of the bioaccumulation of trace elements in a food chain because they occupy higher trophic levels and are an important food source, causing them to be potentially hazardous to consume. This study aims to investigate the concentration of 18 trace elements of Swordfish, caught in the Mediterranean Sea and to discuss human exposure risks. The mean element levels in the fish muscles were clearly below the maximum allowable concentrations established by International food safety regulations. The data suggested that the risk is minor and acceptable for human health. The findings of this study amplify the scarce database on contaminants available, especially new data on “emerging elements”, for this species from the Mediterranean Sea. | Transpolmed Et Post Doc de Michel Marengo
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Habitat selection by marine larvae in changing chemical environments
2017
Lecchini, David | Dixson, Danielle L. | Lecellier, Gael | Roux, Natacha | Frederich, Bruno | Besson, Marc | Tanaka, Y. | Banaigs, Bernard | Nakamura, Yohei | AFFISH-RC - Applied and Fundamental FISH Research Center - ULiège
peer reviewed | The replenishment and persistence of marine species is contingent on dispersing larvae locating suitable habitat and surviving to a reproductive stage. Pelagic larvae rely on environmental cues to make behavioural decisions with chemical information being important for habitat selection at settlement. We explored the sensory world of crustaceans and fishes focusing on the impact anthropogenic alterations (ocean acidification, red soil, pesticide) have on conspecific chemical signals used by larvae for habitat selection. Crustacean (Stenopus hispidus) and fish (Chromis viridis) larvae recognized their conspecifics via chemical signals under control conditions. In the presence of acidified water, red soil or pesticide, the ability of larvae to chemically recognize conspecific cues was altered. Our study highlights that recruitment potential on coral reefs may decrease due to anthropogenic stressors. If so, populations of fishes and crustaceans will continue their rapid decline; larval recruitment will not replace and sustain the adult populations on degraded reefs.
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Morphology of the filtration apparatus of three planktivorous fishes and relation with ingested anthropogenic particles
2017
Collard, France | Gilbert, Bernard | Eppe, Gauthier | Roos, Laetitia | Compère, Philippe | Das, Krishna | Parmentier, Eric | MARE - Centre Interfacultaire de Recherches en Océanologie - ULiège | AFFISH-RC - Applied and Fundamental FISH Research Center - ULiège
peer reviewed | Anthropogenic particles (APs), including microplastics, are ingested by a wide variety of marine organisms. Exposure of Clupeiformes (e.g. herrings, anchovies, sardines) is poorly studied despite their economic and ecological importance. This study aims to describe the morphology of the filtration apparatus of three wild-caught Clupeiformes (Sardina pilchardus, Clupea harengus and Engraulis encrasicolus) and to relate the results to ingested APs. Consequently, the species with the more efficient filtration apparatus will be more likely to ingest APs. We hypothesized that sardines were the most exposed species. The filtration area and particle retention threshold were determined in the three species, with sardines displaying the highest filtration area and the closest gill rakers. Sardines ingested more fibers and smaller fragments, confirming that it is the most efficient filtering species. These two results lead to the conclusion that, among the three studied, the sardine is the species most exposed to APs.
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