Understand the risks from contaminants of emerging concern, micro and macro marine plastic litter, emergencies (for example oil spills), and man-made underwater noise
Background
We need to protect the marine environment from pollution and improve measures to reduce impacts by better process, methods, novel technology, and communication to support marine policy.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
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Plastic-i: Mapping marine plastic pollution with satellites & AI
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Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on mapping marine plastic pollution, which is one of the concerns mentioned in the question. The authors have expertise in the marine environment, remote sensing, and data analysis.
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Current and Future Effects of Microplastics on Marine Shelf Ecosystems (MINIMISE)
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Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on understanding the risks from microplastics on marine ecosystems, which is directly related to the question.
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Current and Future Effects of Microplastics on Marine Shelf Ecosystems (MINIMISE)
Marine plastic debris has been recorded across all parts of the globe and its potential to cause harm to marine wildlife and the healthy functioning of the oceans is an area of huge current concern. Microscopic plastic d...
Funded by: NERC