Country | Location | Area | Name | Mean | Frequency (%) | Reference |
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MPs/animal | ||||||
Croatia |  | Northern and Middle Adriatic Sea | Mullus surmuletus | 2.7 ± 1.8 | 70 | Anastasopoulou et al. [6] |
Croatia |  | Northern and Middle Adriatic Sea | Pagellus erythrinus | 2.1 ± 1.6 | 50 | Anastasopoulou et al. [6] |
Croatia |  | Northern and Middle Adriatic Sea | Sardina pilchardus | 2.5 ± 1.1 | 37 | Anastasopoulou et al. [6] |
Greece | Kefallonia | Southern Ionian Sea | Boops boops | 1.13 ± 0.07 | 21 | Tsangaris et al. [144] |
Greece | Saronikos Gulf | Aegean Sea | Boops boops | 1.45 ± 0.25 | 30 | Tsangaris et al. [144] |
Greece | Corfu island | North eastern Ionian Sea | Mullus barbatus | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 32 | Anastasopoulou et al. [6] |
Greece | Corfu island | North eastern Ionian Sea | Pagellus erythrinus | 1.9 ± 0.6 | 42 | Anastasopoulou et al. [6] |
Greece | Corfu island | North eastern Ionian Sea | Sardina pilchardus | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 47 | Anastasopoulou et al. [6] |
Greece | Corfu Island | Northern Ionian Sea | Sardina pilchardus | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 47 | Digka et al. [61] |
Greece | Corfu Island | Northern Ionian Sea | Pagellus erythrinus | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 42 | Digka et al. [61] |
Greece | Corfu Island | Northern Ionian Sea | Mullus barbatus | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 32 | Digka et al. [61] |
Italy | Venice | Northern Adriatic Sea | 13 fish species | 1.46 ± 0.52 | 16 | Avio et al. [12] |
Italy | Ancona and Pescara | Central Adriatic Sea | 13 fish species | 1.32 ± 0.48 | 35 | Avio et al. [12] |
Italy | Bari and Lecce | Southern Adriatic Sea | 13 fish species | 1.14 ± 0.36 | 31 | Avio et al. [12] |
Italy | Â | Central Adriatic Sea | Sardina pilchardus | 4.63 | 96 | Renzi et al. [121] |
Italy | Â | Central Adriatic Sea | Engraulis encrasicolus | 1.25 | 91 | Renzi et al. [121] |
Lebanon | Levantine Basin | Eastern Mediterranean | Engraulis encrasicolus | 2.5 ± 0.3 | 83 | Kazour et al. [91] |
Slovenia |  | Northern Adriatic Sea | Chelon auratus | 9.9 ± 8.1 | 95 | Anastasopoulou et al. [6] |
Slovenia |  | Northern Adriatic Sea | Sparus aurata | 7.3 ± 6.6 | 100 | Anastasopoulou et al. [6] |
Slovenia |  | Northern Adriatic Sea | Solea solea | 2.9 ± 2.9 | 65 | Anastasopoulou et al. [6] |
Turkey | Southeastern coast | North eastern Mediterranean | 28 types of fish | 2.36 | 58 | Güven et al. [85] |
 | Northern and Central Adriatic Sea | Solea solea | 1.73 ± 0.05 | 95 | Pellini et al. [116] | |
 | Northern and Central Adriatic Sea | Solea solea | 1.64 ± 0.1 |  | Pellini et al. [116] | |
 | Central and North Adriatic Sea | Sardina pilchardus | 1.78 ± 0.7 | 19 | Avio et al. [10] | |
 | Central and North Adriatic Sea | Squalus acanthias | 1.25 ± 0.5 | 44 | Avio et al. [10] | |
 | Central and North Adriatic Sea | Merluccius merlucius | 1.33 ± 0.57 | 100 | Avio et al. [10] | |
 | Central and North Adriatic Sea | Mullus barbatus | 1.57 ± 0.78 | 64 | Avio et al. [10] | |
 | Central and North Adriatic Sea | Chelidonichthys lucernus | 1 ± 0 | 67 | Avio et al. [10] |