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Marine Debris Monitoring Workshop in Barcelona

NOVEMBER 3, 2016--The OR&R Marine Debris Division's Chief Scientist, Amy Uhrin, participated in a workshop aimed at harmonizing monitoring methods for floating marine macro litter on October 27 and 28 in Barcelona, Spain.

The workshop was led by the European Commission Joint Research Centre to develop an internationally applicable protocol for the quantification of marine macro litter through visual observations of ship-based observers. The group of experts from Italy, Germany, South Africa, Greece, France, Portugal, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the United States also identified research gaps and needs for scientific and technical development in the field.

For more information contact Amy.Uhrin@noaa.gov.

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Floating trash.
The workshop aimed to harmonize monitoring methods for floating marine macro litter. (NOAA)
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