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Aquaculture in the crossroad of microplastic contamination
Bebianno, Maria; Manthopoulos, Michael; Nathan, Justine; Cristina, Sónia; Ribeiro, Laura; Luna-Araújo, Ravi; Icely, John; Dias Duarte Fragoso, BrunoPlastic pollution threatens life and human health, with microplastics (MP) linked to seafood consumption. MPs enter aquaculture through the environment and from aquaculture gear. During aquaculture production, plastic is used in nets and sacks for the growth process and in collecting and processing so it becomes important to expand the knowledge about how much MPs are present in seafood. The aim was to investig...
Understanding planktonic diatoms to inform site selection for shellfish offshor...
Araújo Freitas, Carla Alexandra; Goela, Priscila; Icely, John; Dias Duarte Fragoso, Bruno; de Oliveira Júnior, Luciano; Cristina, Sónia; Newton, AliceSustainable bivalve aquaculture offers a solution to rising food demand. This study aimed to help identify suitable offshore shellfish aquaculture sites in coastal upwelling regions. Here, planktonic diatom abundance, crucial for bivalve growth, is a key success factor. A successful bivalve production area was analysed to understand how diatom dynamics and upwelling influence a suitable location for shellfish o...
Aquaculture in the crossroad of microplastic contamination
Bebianno, Maria; Manthopoulos, Michael; Nathan, Justine; Cristina, Sónia; Ribeiro, Laura; Luna-Araújo, Ravi; Icely, John; Dias Duarte Fragoso, BrunoPlastic pollution threatens life and human health, with microplastics (MP) linked to seafood consumption. MPs enter aquaculture through the environment and from aquaculture gear. During aquaculture production, plastic is used in nets and sacks for the growth process and in collecting and processing so it becomes important to expand the knowledge about how much MPs are present in seafood. The aim was to investig...