We repeat the calibration trials for the microplastic sampler onboard R/V Ángeles Alvariño

On the first days of december we repeated the microplastic sampler calibration test onboard the oceanographic vessel Ángeles Alvariño of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography. We had the chance to go together with the colleagues from the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) in its biannual oceanographic campaign to the Station of Temporary Oceanic Continúa leyendo

We were on the International Conference MICRO2018: Fate and Impacts of microplastics

The second edition of the International Conference on Microplastics (MICRO2018) was held in Lanzarote last week. This biannual meeting was born from a collaborative process coordinated by the scientific community with the aim of connecting with society with the problem of microplastics as a vehicle. Five intense days of morning and afternoon agenda gave way Continúa leyendo

Hear us on the radio: Sailing Living Lab and MARCET projects

Last night we participated in the radio program Itsas tantak (“drops of the sea” in Euskera), presented by Edu Aráujo in Onda Vasca. It is broadcast every Sunday night, dedicating 120 minutes to tell salty stories in one way or another: surfing, sailing, maritime archeology, literature, biology and the environment. Sailing Living Lab is a Continúa leyendo

Scientific dissemination of our work at the International Symposium of Marine Sciences in Vigo

The 6th International Symposium on Marine Sciences took place in Vigo during the 20th, 21st and 22nd of June. This event was organized with the collaboration of the six spanish universities in which the Marine Sciences Degree is taught: Alicante, Barcelona, Cádiz , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Valencia and Vigo. Matching with this scientific Continúa leyendo