Total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) pose a serious threat to marine ecosystems throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The development of a fishery for lionfish has been proposed as a strategy for controlling populations; however, there is concern about consumption of this sp...

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Autores principales:	Eric G Johnson, Angelina Dichiera, Danielle Goldberg, MaryKate Swenarton, James Gelsleichter
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ce24676cc7d34975b4492eb30005e2c42021-12-02T20:06:11ZTotal mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0234534https://doaj.org/article/ce24676cc7d34975b4492eb30005e2c42021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234534https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) pose a serious threat to marine ecosystems throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The development of a fishery for lionfish has been proposed as a strategy for controlling populations; however, there is concern about consumption of this species by humans due to its high trophic position and potential for bioaccumulation of mercury. We analyzed total mercury (THg) in tissues of lionfish from two locations on the east coast of Florida. THg in lionfish increased with size and differed by location and sex. THg was highest in muscle tissue and was strongly positively correlated among tissues. THg in lionfish was lower than other commonly consumed marine fishes, and falls into Florida's least restrictive advisory level. Consumption of lionfish poses a low risk and concerns over mercury bioaccumulation should not present a significant barrier to lionfish harvest.Eric G JohnsonAngelina DichieraDanielle GoldbergMaryKate SwenartonJames GelsleichterPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0234534 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Eric G Johnson Angelina Dichiera Danielle Goldberg MaryKate Swenarton James Gelsleichter Total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida.
description	Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) pose a serious threat to marine ecosystems throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The development of a fishery for lionfish has been proposed as a strategy for controlling populations; however, there is concern about consumption of this species by humans due to its high trophic position and potential for bioaccumulation of mercury. We analyzed total mercury (THg) in tissues of lionfish from two locations on the east coast of Florida. THg in lionfish increased with size and differed by location and sex. THg was highest in muscle tissue and was strongly positively correlated among tissues. THg in lionfish was lower than other commonly consumed marine fishes, and falls into Florida's least restrictive advisory level. Consumption of lionfish poses a low risk and concerns over mercury bioaccumulation should not present a significant barrier to lionfish harvest.
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author	Eric G Johnson Angelina Dichiera Danielle Goldberg MaryKate Swenarton James Gelsleichter
author_facet	Eric G Johnson Angelina Dichiera Danielle Goldberg MaryKate Swenarton James Gelsleichter
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title	Total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida.
title_short	Total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida.
title_full	Total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida.
title_fullStr	Total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida.
title_full_unstemmed	Total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida.
title_sort	total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (pterois volitans/miles) from the atlantic coast of florida.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/ce24676cc7d34975b4492eb30005e2c4
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Total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida.

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