The occurrence of a plastic pen inside the gut of a yellowfin tuna thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Abstract

The present paper reports the occurrence of a plastic pen inside the gut of a yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) collected from Junglighat fish landing centre, Port Blair, India on 23 October 2017. The pen measuring 13.7 cm long was found in the stomach of the fish. The total length and weight of the fish was 43 cm and 4.6 kg respectively and gut/stomach length was 18.8 cm.