Microplastic Munchies: Exploring Microplastic Trophic Transfer Potential Between Two Key Prey Fish Species and Resident Common Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) in Sarasota Bay, Florida
Estella Martin, Randall S. Wells, Elizabeth J. Berens McCabe, Miranda K. Dziobak, Savannah M. Case, Tita Curtin, Eric Conger, Ayushi Gaur, Millie A. Knowles, Robyn Faulkner Allen, Christina N. Toms, John E. Weinstein, Leslie B. Hart · 2026
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Estella Martin and co-authors present a study dated 2026 on microplastics moving through a Florida food web. Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay swallow microplastics, and so do the fish they eat. The team asked whether the plastics in two prey fish match those inside the dolphins, a sign of transfer through feeding.
Earlier work found plastic in every dolphin checked and in most prey fish. New samples covered dolphin stomachs and droppings plus the guts and muscle of toadfish and pinfish. Particles appeared in about eighty-three percent of dolphin samples and over ninety-six percent of both fish. Fibers dominated, and chemical tests confirmed common plastics in all three species. Pinfish carried heavier loads per gram than toadfish.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Estella Martin, Randall S. Wells, Elizabeth J. Berens McCabe, Miranda K. Dziobak, Savannah M. Case, Tita Curtin, Eric Conger, Ayushi Gaur, Millie A. Knowles, Robyn Faulkner Allen, Christina N. Toms, John E. Weinstein, Leslie B. Hart |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |