Health status of dab (Limanda limanda) exposed to dumped munition in German coastal waters [dataset]

GND
1019184507
ORCID
0000-0002-3738-148X
Affiliation
Thünen-Institut für Fischereiökologie
Kammann, Ulrike;
GND
1335112146
Affiliation
Thünen-Institut für Fischereiökologie
Töpker, Verena;
GND
1342529979
ORCID
0000-0002-5395-2844
Affiliation
Thünen-Institut für Fischereiökologie
Schmidt, Nicole;
GND
1335341714
Affiliation
Thünen-Institut für Fischereiökologie
Rödiger, Marcellus;
GND
141665033
ORCID
0000-0002-5165-8641
Affiliation
Thünen-Institut für Fischereiökologie
Aust, Marc-Oliver;
GND
112525989
ORCID
0000-0002-4529-6509
Affiliation
Thünen-Institut für Fischereiökologie
Gabel, Michael;
ORCID
0000-0003-4291-6853
Affiliation
Thünen-Institut für Fischereiökologie
Scharsack, Jörn Peter

Conventional munition dumped into the North Sea and the Baltic Sea close to the German coastline is corroding. A major concern is that biota, including fish, are negatively affected by toxic explosives leaking into marine environments. With the present study, we investigated fish living in close proximity to munition dumping sites for contamination and for signs of health impairments. The flat fish species common dab (Limanda limanda) was used as a model, since it lives in the vicinity of dumping sites and exhibits minor migratory activity. Various health indicators (body condition factors, externally visible fish diseases, parasites or liver anomalies) were investigated.

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