19 Apr 2022 --- Microplastics have been found in variable concentrations in blue mussels and water within the intertidal zone at some of southern Australia’s most popular and more remote beaches. The Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia) researchers warn that this means microplastics are now finding their way into human food supplies – including wild-caught and ocean-farmed fish and seafood sourced from the Southern Ocean and gulf waters of South Australia.