Considering ecological traits of fishes to understand microplastic ingestion across Pacific coastal fisheries
Fig 5
Microplastic contamination in coastal subsistence fish from Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, stratified by feeding mode.
(A) Frequency of microplastic occurrence (%), representing the proportion of individuals with detectable microplastics per feeding mode. (B) Mean microplastic load (MPs/individual ± SE) across feeding modes. Error bars represent the standard error (SE), and letters (a–c) above the bars indicate significant pairwise differences among feeding modes.