Litter accumulation in the environment is not homogeneous! Therese Nitschke and I went to Nieuwpoort this morning to identify #litter hotspots and carefully plan the next sampling campaign of #TREASURE_EU North Sea Region Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ Lisa Devriese

Presenting 8⃣ INSPIRE demo sites!
1/8 🌊Scheldt River🌊
Known for its important economic role, but having several plastic litter hotspots🆘❗️

🎯Intensive monitoring & collection (river water & -banks)
📍 Antwerp & Temse

➡️ Visit inspire-europe.org/locations for an in-depth look! 👀

Team #PlasticPollution from Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ is sampling this week at the Scheldt Estuary in Belgium, onboard the research vessel Simon Stevin! They are investigation plastic accumulation and identifying hotspots of micro- and mesoplastics! Mattias Bossaer Therese Nitschke

new #microplastics topic
Frontiers in #sustainable #foodsystems

From Farm To Plate: Assessing #Plastics And #Microplastics Across The #ValueChain Of Food Systems

Details:
frontiersin.org/research-topic…

with
Sedat Gundogdu
Ana Markic
Ali Kosker

New paper out on #microfibers and #microplastics from #FelixBiefel of TU München, who conducted exposures at OSU Hatfield in summer 2022.

Congrats Felix!

pnwmicroplastics OSU Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Sciences Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station UC Davis

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

VLIZ Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ is recruiting summer job positions for the period between July-August 2024! You need to be enrolled as a student as well. vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz-r…

#INSPIRE_eu shares #Scheldt Use Case developments @ #VMSD24 🤩
With the presence of keynote speaker John Bell John Bell, director Healthy Planet of the 🇪🇺 EC DG RTD.
Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ VITO Remote Sensing @Fishflow Et al.

More ℹ️
➡️bit.ly/INSPIRE_VMSD20…

#OceanPlastic #EU2024BE #OceanDecade

#TB to #EuropeanOceanDays 💙🌊

INSPIRE coordinator Gert Everaert Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ contributed to the discussion on How to Restore our Ocean & Waters by 2030. Mission Ocean Waters

Looking back on 5⃣ inspiring & fascinating days:
➡️ bit.ly/inspirenewseur…

EU Mission Ocean UN Ocean Decade

We are delighted to announce the publication of our ANDROMEDA project portfolio of microplastics analyses protocols! 🥳✨🎆

Access any one of the nine protocols developed / optomised in the JPI Oceans funded ANDROMEDA project in the link below!

🔗bit.ly/49HJCMk

To make your #citizenscience project more inclusive it is key to listen to the needs of the citizens themselves, according to Ana I Catarino of Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ Plastic Pirates - Go Europe! #paneldiscussion #Scivil5years

Happy #InternationalWomensDay !

This #IWD2024 , we want to shine a light on all the amazing women delivering the science we need for the ocean we want.💙

Meet the women advancing coastal resilience research through a UNESCO Ocean AXA Research Fund collaboration for the #OceanDecade .

4 days left before our inspiration event on successful #citizenscience in Belgium! Incl.
- Kris Vanherle (@TelraamTelraam),
- @zebrazuli (@PlasticPirateEU),
- Leonore Vander Donck (@Isala_UAntwerp)
- and Arne De Graeve (Solva).

Will we see you there?🙂

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That was it! A day full of productive discussions & great presentations!Next year, the #VMSD25 will take place on the 5th March! Can't wait! #MissionOcean #oceandecade Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ

Great work from the #PlasticPollution team at the #VMSD24 ! Our quiz was a success. If you participated, check your email to see if you were one of the winners!!! Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ

🥳🥳🥳 Check our 2 #TREASURE_EU posters at the #VMSD24 💥 North Sea Region ULCO (officiel) Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ #IMDC #MarineLitter #RiverineLitter Stad Nieuwpoort Stad Oostende De Grote Post

Visit our #Pollution Lighthouse Booth during lunch time 🔥 #VMSD24 Ana I Catarino

John Bell: 'we must make peace with Nature' Mission Ocean Waters Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ #VMSD24 EUScience&Innovation🇪🇺

Team #PlasticPollution is thriving today, at #VMSD24 ! We have really interesting posters showcasing our work! Come and talk to our young researchers and find out more about the scientific questions they aim to answer! Therese Nitschke Giulia Leone Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ INSPIRE…