Table 2 Percentage of frequency of occurrence (%F) and wet mass (%mass) of different types and colors of artificial debris in gut and feces samples obtained at the Sanriku Coast.
From: The feeding habit of sea turtles influences their reaction to artificial marine debris
Category | Loggerhead turtles | Green turtles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
%F | %mass | %F | %mass | |||||
Feces (n = 28) | Gut (n = 13) | Feces (n = 28) | Gut (n = 13) | Feces (n = 25) | Gut (n = 10) | Feces (n = 25) | Gut (n = 10) | |
Type | ||||||||
Hard plastic | 3.6 | 15.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 16.0 | 30.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Soft plastic | 28.6 | 53.9 | 67.6 | 52.7 | 92.0 | 100 | 76.7 | 88.9 |
Styrofoam | 0.0 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 44.1 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
Fishing line/Rope | 7.1 | 7.7 | 19.1 | 0.1 | 52.0 | 80.0 | 19.9 | 5.9 |
Rubber | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 40.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Others | 3.6 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
Color | ||||||||
Transparent | 28.6 | 53.9 | 61.5 | 51.0 | 80.0 | 100 | 46.2 | 55.6 |
White | 7.1 | 30.8 | 20.4 | 45.8 | 64.0 | 100 | 29.3 | 18.6 |
Black | 3.6 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 64.0 | 70.0 | 10.3 | 6.5 |
Colored | 10.7 | 23.1 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 72.0 | 90.0 | 14.2 | 19.4 |
