Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution, particularly in coastal environments, is a global concern. In this study, the biomonitoring and ranking effects of PAHs in the rockfish Sebastiscus marmoratus were determined in the Maowei Sea, China. The results showed that the concentrations of the 16 priority PAHs detected in the surface seawater were moderate compared with those in other coastal areas worldwide, and the possible sources were rapid industrialization and urbanization combined with atmospheric deposition and runoff. Nested analysis of variance (ANOVA) suggested significant differences in the hepatic ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activities and phenanthrene-derived metabolites in bile between the port area and the oyster farming area. The fish expert system (FES) was applied to evaluate the biological effects of PAHs on fish. The FES data demonstrated that the biological effect levels of Site S1 (level Ⅲ, medium stress) were higher than those of the other sampling sites (level Ⅱ, low stress).

Ronghui Zheng;Chao Fang;Fukun Hong;Weiming Kuang;Yulu Jiang;Jincan Chen;Yusheng Zhang;Jun Bo

Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology,Third Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources,Xiamen 361005,China;Observation and Research Station of Coastal Wetland Ecosystem in Beibu Gulf,Ministry of Natural Resources,Beihai 536015,China;Laboratory of Marine Ecological Environment Monitoring Pre-Warning Technology,Third Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources,Xiamen 361005,China;State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science(Xiamen University),Xiamen 361102,China

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[1]Ronghui Zheng;Chao Fang;Fukun Hong;Weiming Kuang;Yulu Jiang;Jincan Chen;Yusheng Zhang;Jun Bo-.Applying a fish expert system for ranking the biological effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the rockfish Sebastiscus marmoratus in the Maowei Sea, China)[J].海洋学报（英文版）,2022(12):105-114

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