The Atlantic Blue Port Services-@BluePortS- project will be addressing the contentious issue of ships effluents, in particular oiled water, ballast water and invasive species at a number of events, demonstrations and exhibitions taking place during European Maritime Day 16th-17th May 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal. The Atlantic Blue Port Services project – @BluePortS – aim is Continúa leyendo
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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