Microplastic Occurrence in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) from northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Nowadays, the majority of marine debris consists microplastic particles. For that reason, pollution in environments and its potential impacts on animals has been extensively studied. This study was developed to investigate bioindicator Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) for monitoring pollution. A totally, 21 individuals were sampled from Iskenderun Bay, northeastern Mediterranean Sea April 2022, their gastrointestinal tracts examined occurrence. Mean abundance found as 2.06±1.88 particles/individual positive samples 1.47±1.83 total samples. The detection rate estimated 71%. In terms color, black (55%), blue (32%), red (10%) brown (3%) particles detected. Among all, extracted fiber shape (93%) followed by fragments (7%). high frequency this showed specie could be used monitor environments.