Table 1 Summary of whale shark fecal sample data
Year | nsamples | Sample DW [g]a | Samples with MP [%]b | Total MPc | MP g− 1 sample | Particle size [mm]d | Samples by seasone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 7 | 0.25 (±0.21) | 42.9 | 7 | 5.71 (±9.43) | 2.46 (1.63) | A: 7 |
2013 | 22 | 0.40 (±0.28) | 31.8 | 23 | 1.82 (±3.29) | 1.43 (0.80) | A: 5, B: 9, C: 8 |
2014 | 13 | 0.67 (±1.01) | 61.5 | 23 | 3.23 (±5.09) | 1.37 (0.93) | A: 7, B: 2, C: 4 |
2015 | 18 | 0.61 (±0.46) | 55.6 | 46 | 4.06 (±7.82) | 0.84 (0.40) | A: 6, B: 4, C: 8 |
2016 | 12 | 0.94 (±0.38) | 33.3 | 5 | 0.25 (±0.62) | 0.86 (0.17) | A: 4, B: 6, C: 2 |
2017 | 7 | 0.62 (±0.33) | 28.6 | 2 | 0.29 (±0.49) | 0.75 (0.27) | B: 6, C: 1 |
2018 | 10 | 0.70 (±0.28) | 60.0 | 13 | 1.30 (±1.34) | 1.07 (0.48) | A: 5, B: 4, C: 1 |
2019 | 10 | 1.11 (±0.58) | 70.0 | 60 | 3.20 (±3.61) | 1.02 (0.35) | B: 2, C: 8 |