"Sardines in the Mediterranean struggling for a decent bite of shrinking plankton are accidentally ingesting more and more microplastics and microfibres, scientists have found. And the root cause of all their problems? Well, it's climate change - of course."
"The way in which sardines in the Mediterranean are now eating – a daily habit they have altered over the years owing to the gradual reduction in the size of plankton – is increasing the likelihood that they are consuming more plastic fibres than ever before.
Carried out by a team of researchers from the University of Barcelona, a new study suggests that while no direct negative effects of this microfibre ingestion have yet been recorded, it has highlighted the scale at which environmental changes are impacting pelagic fish and their interaction with plastic pollution.
The paper – now published in the academic journal Environmental Pollution – was led by researchers from the Health of Ecosystems and Aquatic Animals research group of the University of Barcelona to form part of a project investigating the impact of climate change and rising sea temperatures on fish species of interest across the Mediterranean coast."
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