Effects of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) microplastic on growth indices in stellate sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) fry

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Professor in Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Someh Sara, Iran

2 Postdoc. Student, College of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China

3 Associate Professor in International Sturgeon Research Institute, Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Rasht, Iran

10.22124/japb.2024.27770.1547

Abstract

Polyethylene is one of the most abundant microparticles that can be found everywhere. This research aims to investigate the effects of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) microplastics on the growth indices and food conversion ratio of fry stellate sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus. Twelve tanks, in each tank 10 stellate sturgeon fry were stocked with an average weight of 18-20g. For 30 days, to evaluate the effects of adding microplastics to the diet (encapsulated), fry were divided into three treatments and a control group. The biometric characteristics of the fish were performed at the end of the course and growth indices including final weight and length, specific growth rate (SGR), percent body weight gain (BWI), condition factor (CF), average daily growth (ADG), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and survival rate (SR) were assayed. According to the results of present research, high-density polyethylene microplastics caused a decrease in appetite and desire for diet. In addition, some adverse effects were observed on growth parameters including the average final weight, the percentage of weight gain, daily growth, specific growth rate and food conversion ratio with a significant difference compared to the control (P<0.05). The presence of microplastics in diet caused false satiety in the fish, leading to not eating with an increase in the doses of microplastics in the diet. The presence of microplastics in diet with doses of 1, 10 and 100 mg/kg of diet reduced the growth of fish and reduced diet digestion and absorption of food and had adverse effects on juvenile fish such as weight loss and lack of proper growth.

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Aquatic Physiology and Biotechnology
Volume 13, Issue 1
September 2025
Pages 1-16

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