Public Meeting on Marine Plastic Pollution Found in Cod from the Food Fishery

Portugal Cove/St. Phillip’s Community Center
End of Rainbow Gully Road (off Thorburn Road). Park in the lot and walk the short paved lane to the red building by the soccer field
Monday, January 23 @ 7-8pm

This past summer, researchers at MUN collected cod guts from fishermen during the food fishery to see if the fish are eating plastics. We revisited the wharves in Petty Harbour, Quidi Vidi, and St. Phillip’s-Portugal Cove that we visited last year, and extended further south (Witless Bay, Bauline East, and Brigus South). Thank you to all of the recreational and commercial fishermen who participated in the work! Last year, we found that only 2.4% of the fish had eaten plastics, one of the lowest recorded rates in the world. What about this year?

We are holding this open public meeting to share this year’s findings, receive feedback from attendees on how we might proceed in the future, and discuss concerns around plastic pollution in Newfoundland waters. Everyone is welcome. 

Location directions: Drive to the end of Rainbow Gully Road (off Thorburn Road). Park in the lot and walk the short paved lane to the red building by the soccer field.

For more information contact the project leads:

Main researcher: Jessica Melvin – jmelvin@mun.ca/986-6744
Advisor: Dr. Max Liboiron – mliboiron@mun.ca