CP008
Impacts of microplastics on marine organisms and ecosystem health

Session ID#: 85772

Session Description:
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in marine environments globally and presents an environmental challenge that extends throughout food webs, threatening organism and ecosystem health. Microplastic debris is of particular concern since ingestion of synthetic particles and fibers have been documented in a variety of marine species, including the smallest of zooplankton to the largest marine mammals in the sea.

Given that organisms inhabiting coastal ecosystems are subjected to many stressors, including variations in temperature and salinity related to global climate change and chemicals present in run-off or associated with plastics themselves; we must also consider that plastic debris represents one of a myriad of anthropogenic threats. Understanding the interactions that occur within (e.g. stress response) and between organisms (e.g. trophic transfer) at different levels of biological organization in an environmentally relevant context is critical to accurately measure and predict the impacts of plastic pollution, to assess risk, and to project species resilience in the Anthropocene.

Presentations addressing these challenges in marine and estuarine organisms across taxa are welcome. The session will highlight both field and laboratory research investigating microplastic exposure in the field or laboratory and may also be considered in the context of conditions induced by global climate change, such as ocean acidification, hypoxia, increased temperature, varied salinity, or species interactions. Studies can address responses at the molecular (e.g. gene expression), organism (e.g. reproduction), or population scale.

Index Terms:

1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1635 Oceans [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4217 Coastal processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4235 Estuarine processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4251 Marine pollution [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4817 Food webs, structure, and dynamics [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL]
4858 Population dynamics and ecology [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL]

Primary Chair:  Dorothy Ann Horn, Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States
Co-chairs:  Susanne M Brander, Oregon State University, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Corvallis, OR, United States, Elise F Granek, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States and Samantha N. Athey, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Primary Liaison:  Samantha N. Athey, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
 
Source And Fate Of Microplastics Fibers In The Ocean - A Case Of Study In Newtown Creek And Flushing Bay (634961)
Mariela Carrera, Rutgers University, New Jersey, NJ, United States, Emmerline Ragoonath-De Mattos, Columbia University of New York, Palisades, NY, United States, Joaquim I Goes, Lamont Doherty Earth Obs, Palisades, NY, United States and Beizhan Yan, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States
 
Microplastic-associated microbes: variability and trends in the Bay of Naples (Italy) (635902)
Raffaella Casotti1, Vincenzo Donnarumma1, Fabio D'Agostino2, Roberta Piredda3, Erik Zettler4, Carola Murano5, Anna Palumbo5, Augusto Passarelli3, Linda Amaral Zettler6 and Alvaro Adame Rodriguez3, (1)Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, EMI Department, Naples, Italy, (2)CNR, ISMAR Capo Granitola and Mazara del Vallo, Italy, Italy, (3)STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA A. DOHRN, Napoli, Italy, (4)NIOZ, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University, Den Burg, Netherlands, (5)Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, BEOM Department, Naples, Italy, (6)NIOZ, Royal Institute for Sea Research and University of Amsterdam, Texel and Amsterdam, Netherlands
 
Prey-Size Plastics are Invading Larval Fish Nurseries (636291)
Jamison Gove1, Jonathan Whitney1,2, Margaret Anne McManus3, Joey Lecky1,4, Felipe Carvalho1, Jennifer Lynch5, Jiwei Li6, Philipp Neubauer7, Katharine Smith8, Jana Phipps1,2, Donald R Kobayashi1, Karla Balagso1,2, Emily A. Contreras1,2, Mark E. Manuel9,10, Mark Merrifield11, Jeffrey J Polovina1, Jeffrey A Maynard12, Gregory P Asner13 and Gareth J Williams14, (1)NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, HI, United States, (2)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Honolulu, HI, United States, (3)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States, (4)Lynker Technologies, Leesburg, VA, United States, (5)National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States, (6)Arizona State University, Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Tempe, AZ, United States, (7)Dragonfly Science, Wellington, New Zealand, (8)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States, (9)NOAA Marine Debris Program, United States, (10)Freestone Environmental Services, Richland, United States, (11)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (12)SymbioSeas and Marine Applied Research Center, Wilmington, NC, NC, United States, (13)ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Tempe, United States, (14)School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
 
Coastal ocean dynamics reduces the microplastic export to the open ocean (636476)
Zhiwei Zhang1, Hui WU1, Guyu Peng2, Pei Xu1 and Daoji Li2, (1)East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, (2)East China Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, Shanghai, China
 
Potential impacts of microplastic ingestion in Acropora cervicornis and Pseudodiploria clivosa (636528)
Cheryl Hankins, Environmental Protection Agency Gulf Breeze, Gulf Breeze, FL, United States
 
The Effect of Microplastic on Mussel Biodeposit Sinking and Resuspension (637890)
Lyda Harris, University of Washington Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States and Emily Carrington, University of Washington Seattle Campus, Biology, Seattle, WA, United States
 
Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in the mangrove sediment of the semi-enclosed Maowei Sea of the South China Sea: New implications for location, rhizosphere, and sediment compositions (638820)
Ruilong Li1, Yinghui Wang2, Shaopeng Wang2, Kefu Yu2 and Wei Zhang2, (1)1 School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P.R. China 2 Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P.R. China 3 Coral Reef Research Center of China, Guangxi University, , Nanning, China, (2)1 School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P.R. China 2 Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P.R. China 3 Coral Reef Research Center of China, Guangxi University, , China
 
Marine Litter Management Education Through Computer Applications and Ocean Observations (638825)
Vrushali C, Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune, Pune, India
 
Microplastics in Drinking Water in Qingdao, China (638982)
Neal Xiangyu Ding, Organization Not Listed, Qingdao, China, Min Zhang, Ocean University of China, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao, 266100, Qingdao, China, Jinfeng Ding, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao, 266061, Key Lab of Marine Bioactive Substances, China, Fenghua Jiang, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, China and Jingxi Li, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao, 266061, Key Lab of Marine Bioactive Substances, Qingdao, China
 
Investigating the Presence and Trophic Transfer of Microplastics in Ex- and In-Situ North American Otters Through Diet and Scat Analysis (639345)
Jennifer E Van Brocklin1, Susanne M Brander2, Shawn Larson3, Taal Levi4 and Nicole Duplaix1, (1)Oregon State University, Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Oregon State University, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Corvallis, OR, United States, (3)The Seattle Aquarium, Life Sciences, Seattle, United States, (4)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
 
The Long-Term Effects of Microfibers on the Ecosystem Services Performed by Marine Bivalves (639877)
Eleni Christoforou1, Jan Lindstrom2, Davide Dominoni2 and Sofie Spatharis2, (1)University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (MVLS), Glasgow, United Kingdom, (2)University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom
 
Occurrence and Effects of Microplastics in Commercially Harvested Finfish and Shellfish in North America: Research Needs and Future Directions (639957)
Elise F Granek1, Britta Baechler2, Cheyenne Stienbarger3, Dorothy Ann Horn2, Jincy Joseph3, Alison R Taylor4 and Susanne Marie Brander5, (1)Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States, (2)Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States, (3)UNC Wilmington, United States, (4)University of North Carolina Wilmington, Biology and Marine Biology, Wilmington, NC, United States, (5)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
 
Effects of Environmentally-Relevant Concentrations of Microplastic Fibers on Pacific Mole Crab (Emerita analoga) Mortality and Reproduction (640930)
Dorothy Ann Horn, Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States, Elise F Granek, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States and Clare L Steele, California State University Channel Islands, Environmental Science and Resource Management, Camarillo, CA, United States
 
Microplastic marine pollution in the Canary Islands and their effects in the food chain (642390)
May Gómez1, Ico Martinez1, Jorge Rapp2, María Ascensión Viera-Rodríguez1, Theodore Packard1 and Alicia Herrera3, (1)Marine Ecophisiology Group: EOMAR, Iu-ECOAQUA. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, (2)Marine Ecophysiology Group (EOMAR), IU- ECOAQUA. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, (3)Marine Ecophysiology Group: EOMAR, Iu-ECOAQUA. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
 
Effects of microbial-colonized microplastic beads on the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (642762)
Anna Palumbo1, Carola Murano1,2, Vincenzo Donnarumma3, Immacolata Castellano1, Roberta Piredda3, Erik Zettler4, Linda Amaral-Zettler4,5, Ilaria Corsi2 and Raffaella Casotti3, (1)Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, BEOM Department, Naples, Italy, (2)University of Siena, Siena, Italy, (3)Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, EMI Department, Naples, Italy, (4)NIOZ, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University, Den Burg, Netherlands, (5)University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
 
The ocean's ultimate trashcan: Hadal trenches as major depositories for plastic pollution (642807)
Guyu Peng1, Richard Garth James Bellerby2, Feng Zhang1, Xuerong Sun3 and Daoji Li1, (1)East China Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, Shanghai, China, (2)State Key Laboratory for Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, SKLEC-NIVA Centre for Marine and Coastal Research, Shanghai, China, (3)State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
 
Vertical Distribution of Microplastics in Sediment Reflecting Effects of Sedimentation Dynamics and Anthropogenic Activities (643014)
ChengJun Sun, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Marine Resources and Environment Research Center, Qingdao, China
 
Application of CEA index to study the effect of microplastics and chemical pollutants on the health of marine organisms (643252)
Alicia Herrera, Marine Ecophysiology Group: EOMAR, Iu-ECOAQUA. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Ico Martinez, Marine Ecophisiology Group: EOMAR, Iu-ECOAQUA. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Jorge Rapp, Marine Ecophysiology Group (EOMAR), IU- ECOAQUA. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Stefanie Reinold, Marine Ecophysiology Group (EOMAR), Iu-ECOAQUA, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain and May Gómez, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, EOMAR, Marine Ecophysiology Group, ECOAQUA Institute, Las Palmas, Spain
 
Impacts of Microplastics on Swimming Behavior of the Copepod Temora turbinata (Dana, 1849) (644254)
Caroline Suwaki1, Leandro Ticlia de la Cruz2, Felipe Marcel Neves1, Yonara G B Felipe1 and Rubens Mendes Lopes1, (1)USP University of Sao Paulo, Biological Oceanography, São Paulo, Brazil, (2)University of Sao Paulo, Department of Biological Oceanography, Sao Paulo, Brazil
 
Temporal variation of microplastics occurrence in river water discharged to coastal region (645158)
Seung-Kyu Kim, Incheon National University, Department of Marine Science, Incheon, South Korea and Hee-Jee Lee, Incheon National University, Department Marine Science, Incheon, South Korea
 
From source to sea: The abundance and distribution of microplastics amongst organisms in the River Thames, UK (645425)
Stephanie Andrews, Ceri N Lewis and Tamara Galloway, University of Exeter, Department of Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, Exeter, EX4 4QD, United Kingdom
 
Consistent transport of terrestrial microplastics to the ocean through atmosphere (645604)
Kai Liu and Daoji Li, East China Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, Shanghai, China
 
Plastic: A Potential Carbon Source for Sedimentary Biogeochemical Cycling (645914)
Kelsey Rogers1, Joan A Carreres-Calabuig1, Serguei Chiriaev2 and Nicole R Posth1, (1)University of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, København K, Denmark, (2)University of Southern Denmark, Mads Clausen Institute, Sønderborg, Denmark
 
Plastic and biosphere interactions and their implications for the fate of microplastics and uptake into marine biota (645918)
Adam Porter1, Kathryn Smith1, Brett Lyons2, Tamara Galloway1 and Ceri N Lewis1, (1)University of Exeter, Department of Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, Exeter, EX4 4QD, United Kingdom, (2)Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth Laboratory, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
 
The Estrogenic Potentiality of Hydrophobic Organic Pollutants Contaminating Microplastics. (645936)
Martina Capriotti1,2, Paolo Cocci1, Luca Bracchetti1, Giovanni Caprioli3, Gilberto Mosconi4, Luana Quassinti3 and Francesco Alessandro Palermo1, (1)University of Camerino, School of Bioscience and Veterinary Medicine, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, (2)University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, Groton, CT, United States, (3)University of Camerino, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Health Products, Camerino, Italy, (4)University of Camerino, School of Bioscience and Veterinary Medicine, Camerino, Italy
 
Can you judge a nanoplastic by its cover? How ecocoronas influence sorption kinetics and contaminant toxicity (645949)
Gareth Le Page, Maciej Trznadel, Charles R Tyler and Tamara Galloway, University of Exeter, Department of Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, Exeter, EX4 4QD, United Kingdom
 
Microplastic Exposure Pathways in Estuarine Teleost Fishes with Different Feeding Strategies: Importance of What, Where and How you Eat (646095)
Gorka Sancho, College of Charleston, Department of Biology - Grice Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC, United States, Brittney W Parker, College of Charleston, MES Program, Charleston, SC, United States, Brianna Ingram, College of Charleston, Department of Biology, Charleston, SC, United States, Joseph C Ballenger, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division, Charleston, SC, United States and B Beckingham, College of Charleston, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Charleston, SC, United States
 
A Global Review of the Relationship Between Microplastic Ingestion and Trophic Level in Marine Fishes (646235)
Garth Covernton1, Hailey L Davies1, Kieran D Cox1, Rana El-Sabaawi1, Francis Juanes2 and John Dower3, (1)University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victora, BC, Canada, (3)University of Victoria, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Victoria, BC, Canada
 
Microplastic Distribution and Abundance in Mussels Along the California and Oregon Coasts (646467)
Inez Mangino, United States, Britta Baechler, Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States, Sarah A Gravem, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, Elise F Granek, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States, John Dickens, Undergraduate Researcher, United States, Laurel Field, Faculty Research Assistant, United States and Susanne M Brander, Oregon State University, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Corvallis, OR, United States
 
Variability of microplastics in estuarine systems and consequences for organism studies (646594)
Jay Brandes, University of Georgia, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Department of Marine Sciences, Savannah, GA, United States and Dorothea Sanders, University of Georgia, Marine Extension, Savannah, GA, United States
 
Sampling and QA/QC, or how many blanks do I need?: A guide for scientists investigating the occurrence of microplastics across matrices (647911)
Susanne M Brander1, Violet C Renick2, Melissa Foley3, Clare L Steele4, Mary Woo5, Amy Lusher6, Steve Carr7, Paul Helm8, Carolynn Box9, Sam Cherniak10, Robert C Andrews10 and Chelsea M Rochman11, (1)Oregon State University, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Orange County Sanitation District, Environmental Services Department, Fountain Valley, CA, United States, (3)San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA, United States, (4)California State University Channel Islands, Environmental Science and Resource Management, Camarillo, CA, United States, (5)California State University Channel Islands, Environmental Science and Resource Management, CA, United States, (6)Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway, (7)County Sanitation District of Los Angeles, San Jose Creek Water Quality Laboratory, Whittier, United States, (8)Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Etobicoke, ON, Canada, (9)5 Gyres, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (10)University of Toronto, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, Toronto, ON, Canada, (11)University of Toronto, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Toronto, ON, Canada
 
Infiltrating the food web: the role of zooplankton in providing an entry point for microplastics through trophic levels (648317)
Jessica Walden, United States, Katherine Mackey, University of California Irvine, Department of Earth System Science, Irvine, CA, United States and Diana Navarro, University of California, Irvine, Earth System Science, United States
 
Spatial-temporal occurrence of microplastics in Sebastes melanops off the coast of Oregon (648346)
Katherine S Lasdin, Oregon State University, Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, OR, United States, Anika Agrawal, UC Santa Cruz HSSI Program, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Jordan G Laundry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States and Susanne Marie Brander, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
 
Quantification and identification of microplastics in James River and York River, two tributaries of Chesapeake Bay (648410)
Cristobal Yañez, United States, Samantha Fortin, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, United States and Bongkeun Song, UNCW, Wilmington, NC, United States
 
The Effects of Different Aquatic Environments on the Rate of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacilus Subtilis (648992)
Aditya Tadimeti, The Harker School, San Jose, United States
 
Accurate quantification and transport estimation of suspended atmospheric microplastics in megacities: Implications for human health (649268)
Daoji Li and Kai Liu, East China Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, Shanghai, China
 
Characterization of Microplastics at a Large Wastewater Treatment Plant (649447)
Velvet Park, California State University Fullerton, Environmental Studies, Fullerton, CA, United States, Phillip Gedalanga, California State University Fullerton, Department of Public Health, Fullerton, CA, United States and Violet C Renick, Orange County Sanitation District, Environmental Services Department, Fountain Valley, CA, United States
 
Occurrences of Microplastics In Relation To Zooplankton Species Abundance In Lagos Lagoon (649724)
Olushola Abiodun, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Biological Oceanography, Lagos, Nigeria, Fidelia Ijeoma Osuala, University of Lagos, Zoology, Akoka, Nigeria and Adebayo Akeem Otitoloju, University of Lagos, Zoology, Lagos, Nigeria
 
Microplastic occurrence in marine water and sediments from selected areas of Western Cebu, Central Philippines (649998)
Maria Kristina Paler, School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines; University of San Carlos, Department of Biology, Cebu City, Philippines, Clara Leistenschneider, Institute Man-Society-Environment, University of Basel, Switzerland, Department of Environmental Sciences, Basel, Switzerland, Veronica Migo, College of Engineering & Agro-Industrial Technology, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Department of Chemical Engineering, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines and Patricia Burkhardt-Holm, Institute Man-Society-Environment, University of Basel, Department of Environmental Sciences, Basel, Switzerland
 
Quantitative analysis of high commercial value Australian seafood for selected plastics (650361)
Francisca Ribeiro1,2, Elvis D Okoffo1, Stacey O'Brien1, Sarah Fraissinet-Tachet1, Jake W O'Brien1, Michael Gallen1, Sarit Kaserzon1, Jochen Mueller1, Tamara Galloway2 and Kevin Thomas1, (1)The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, (2)University of Exeter, Department of Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, Exeter, EX4 4QD, United Kingdom
 
Risk Assessment for Microplastic Exposure in the Estuarine Copepod Acartia tonsa (650960)
Jonathan Cohen1, Anna Internicola1, R. Alan Mason2 and Tobias Kukulka2, (1)University of Delaware, School of Marine Science and Policy, Lewes, DE, United States, (2)University of Delaware, School of Marine Science and Policy, Newark, DE, United States
 
Microplastics in the digestive systems of groundfish in the Monterey Bay (653227)
Allison Lorentz, Christian Reilly and Lisa Marrack, Santa Catalina School, Marine Ecology Research Program, Monterey, CA, United States
 
Spatial and Temporal Trends in Microplastic Ingestion by Pacific mole crabs (Emerita analoga) in San Diego, CA (653816)
Steven Searcy, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States
 
The influence of microplastics on mercury biogeochemistry in San Francisco Bay and Lake Erie (654199)
Katlin Bowman, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA, United States, Carl H Lamborg, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States; University of California, Santa Cruz, Ocean Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Alison Agather, NOAA, United States and Chad R Hammerschmidt, Wright State University Main Campus, Dayton, OH, United States
 
Polymer specific or core plastisphere? Using microscopy and DNA based analyses to assess microbial colonization of microplastics in the Caribbean Sea (654831)
Kassandra Dudek1, Bianca Nahir Cruz2, Beth Polidoro3 and Susanne Neuer2, (1)Arizona State University, School of Life Science, Tempe, AZ, United States, (2)Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, (3)Arizona State University, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, AZ, United States
 
Examining the trophic transfer of plastic-related pollutants to the endangered Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Island marine ecosystem (654938)
Tamara Russell, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States, Harry Allen, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, San Francisco, CA, United States, Anna-Marie Cook, US EPA, Region 9, San Francisco, CA, United States, William Robberson, Miami, FL, United States and Anela Choy, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, Integrative Oceanography Division, La Jolla, CA, United States
 
The Examination of Microplastic Consumption by Zooplankton Collected in an Urban Estuary and a Pristine Antarctic Coastal System: Approaches, Challenges, and Outcomes (655628)
Kasey Walsh1, Grace Saba2, Robert J Chant2, Georgia Arbuckle-Keil3, Karli Sipps3 and Nicole Fahrenfeld4, (1)Rutgers University, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, United States, (2)Rutgers University, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, (3)Rutgers University, Department of Chemistry, Camden, NJ, United States, (4)Rutgers University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
 
Plastics and microfibers in the environment (655665)
Sarah-Jeanne Royer, The Ocean Cleanup, Research Team, Rotterdam, Netherlands; University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA, United States and Dimitri D. Deheyn, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA, United States
 
Encounter rates between forage fishes and marine microplastics in the Southern California Bight (656066)
Noelle Bowlin, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Fisheries Research Division, La Jolla, United States, Julia Chavarry, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, Biological Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, Kara L Lavender Law, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Andrew David Barton, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, La Jolla, CA, United States, Mark D Ohman, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States and Anela Choy, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, Integrative Oceanography Division, La Jolla, CA, United States
 
An Assessment of Microplastic Ingestion in the Commercially Important Black Sea Bass, Centropristis striata: A Lab and Field Study (656428)
Jincy Joseph1, Cheyenne Stienbarger1, Samantha N. Athey2, Bonnie Bonnie Monteleone1, Anthony L Andrady3, Wade O Watanabe1, Pamela J. Seaton2, Alison R Taylor4 and Susanne Marie Brander5, (1)UNC Wilmington, United States, (2)University of North Carolina Wilmington, Chemistry and Biochemisty, Wilminton, NC, United States, (3)North Carolina State University, Chemical Engineering, Raleigh, NC, United States, (4)University of North Carolina Wilmington, Biology and Marine Biology, Wilmington, NC, United States, (5)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
 
Microplastic particle impacts to the marine food web: Fish tissue analysis for the presence of plastic additives & persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and the extraction/identification of microplastics from the stomachs of freshwater and marine fish (656494)
William Robberson, United States, Anna-Marie Cook, US EPA, Region 9, San Francisco, CA, United States, Harry Allen, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, San Francisco, CA, United States, Jeff Wagner, CA Dept of Public Health, Richmond, CA, United States, Sutapa Ghosal, California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA, United States and Zhong-Min Wang, CA Dept. of Public Health, Richmond, CA, United States
 
Using a Metabarcoding Approach to Evaluate the Impacts of Nanoplastic Particles on Benthic Meiofauna Communities (657305)
Marissa Giroux1, Troy Langknecht1, Robert M Burgess2 and Kay Ho2, (1)Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, at US EPA, Atlantic Ecology Division, Narragansett, RI, United States, (2)US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Atlantic Ecology Division, Narragansett, RI, United States
 
Succession of Microbial Biofilms on Post-Consumer Microplastics in a Chesapeake Bay Watershed Tributary (657548)
Jennifer L Salerno, George Mason University Fairfax, Fairfax, VA, United States, Thomas Hutchinson, George Mason University Fairfax, Biology, Fairfax, VA, United States and Dhanush Banka, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA, United States
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