
Event title: Plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean: a global outlook
Date: 10 March 2022
Summary:
Plastic pollution has become a global environmental issue, reaching even the most pristine and remote wildernesses of our planet such as the Southern Ocean (SO). SO biodiversity and ecosystem functions are vulnerable to plastic pollution and detrimental impacts are expected on wildlife. Understanding the sources of plastics entering from within and outside the SO and quantifying the scale of the problem are necessary to minimize any environmental threat to SO biodiversity and ecosystem services. This Satellite activity aims to engage a conversation on plastic pollution in the SO within the broader perspective of the Global Ocean. Innovative solutions and mitigating actions at national and global levels to tackle the issue of plastic pollution in this region will been envisaged.
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Host:
SCAR Plastic in Polar Environments Action Group steering committee
Moderators:
Clara Manno, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge (UK)
Claire Waluda, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge (UK)
Ilaria Corsi, University of Siena (Italy)
Cath Waller, University Hull (UK)
Elisa Bergami, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Panelists:
Steve Fletcher, Director of the Sustainability and the Environment Research Theme, University of Portsmouth, UK
Hyoung Chul Shin, Vice President of Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), Korea
Louise Emmerson, Australian Antarctic Division, Australia
Marcelo Leppe Cartes, Director, Nacional del Instituto Antártico Chileno, Chile
Dr Ilka Peeken, marine biologist, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany
Key audience:
Multidisciplinary audience with different backgrounds (academics, businesses, environmental agencies, management bodies) both operating in the SO and those externally who have an impact on the SO.
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Members of the Plastic-AG Steering Committee:
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University of Hull |
UK |
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British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
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Università di Siena |
Italy |
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British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
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Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia |
Italy |
Group members:
Name |
Affiliation |
Country |
Stefano Aliani |
National Research Council (CNR-ISMAR) |
Italy |
Francoise Amelineau |
University la Rochelle |
France |
Carlos Angulo |
University of Barcelona |
Catalonia |
Conxita Avila |
University of Barcelona |
Catalonia |
Michael Axelsson |
University of Gothenburg |
Sweden |
Renuka Badhe |
European Polar Board |
Netherlands |
Rhonda Bartley |
Australian Antarctic Division |
Australia |
Susan Bengtson Nash |
Griffith University |
Australia |
Sarah Bouckoms |
PEI windowless classroom & Antarctic Heritage Trust NZ |
New Zealand |
Christina Braun |
University Jena |
Germany |
Pip Bricher |
Southern Ocean Observing System |
Australia |
Jack Buckingham |
University of Hull |
UK |
Simone Cappello |
National Research Council (CNR-IRBIM) |
Italy |
Rachel Cavanagh |
British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
Han-Gu Choi |
Korean Polar Research Institute |
Korea |
Li Chuanjin |
State Key Laboratory of Computer Science |
China |
Jennifer Cocking |
Scottish Association for Marine Science |
UK |
Rachel Coppock |
Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
UK |
Vonda Cummings |
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research |
New Zealand |
José R.M.C. da Silva |
University of São Paulo |
Brazil |
Bruno Danis |
Université Libre de Bruxelles |
Belgium |
Nina Dehnhard |
Norsk Institutt for Naturforskning |
Norway |
Vicky Dewar-Fowler |
British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
Gwen Fenton |
Australian Antarctic Division |
Australia |
Jerome Fort |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
France |
Geir W. Gabrielsen |
Norwegian Polar Institute |
Norway |
Gunnar Gerdts |
Alfred Wegener Institute |
Germany |
Laura Ghigliotti |
National Research Council (CNR-ISMAR) |
Italy |
Tania Giberyen |
POLAR.LU |
Luxembourg |
Piotr Glowacki |
Instytut Geofizyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk |
Poland |
Marcelo González Aravena |
Instituto Antarctico Chileno |
Chile |
Maria Granberg |
Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL) |
Sweden |
Huw Griffiths |
British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
Wray Grimaldi |
University of Otago |
New Zealand |
Kate Hendry |
University of Bristol |
UK |
Kevin Hughes |
British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
Juliana A. Ivar do Sul |
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemüende |
Germany |
Kirstie Jones-Williams |
British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
Hermanni Kaartokallio |
Finnish Environment Insitiute (SYKE) |
Finland |
Deneb Karentz |
University of San Fransisco |
USA |
Monika Kedra |
Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej |
Poland |
Andrew Krupinski Emerenciano |
University of São Paulo (USP) |
Brazil |
Camille Le Guen |
University of St Andrews |
UK |
Jo Lennan |
Sydney Morning Herald |
Australia |
Phoebe Lewis |
Australian Antarctic Division/Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
Australia |
Cecilia Liszka |
British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
Juan Pablo Lozoya |
Universidad de la República |
Uruguay |
Amanda Lynnes |
International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) |
UK |
América Metzdorff |
University of Siena |
Italy |
Rahul Mohan |
National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research |
India |
Nathalie Morata |
Université de Bretange Occidentale |
France |
Monica M C Muelbert |
Instituto de Oceanografia Universidade Federal do Rio Grande |
Brazil |
Bhavani Narayanaswamy |
Scottish Association for Marine Science |
UK |
Joseph Nolan |
European Polar Board |
Netherlands |
Ilka Peeken |
Alfred Wegener Institute |
Germany |
Eva Pisano |
National Research Council (CNR-ISMAR) |
Italy |
Jennifer Provencher |
Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change |
Canada |
Steve Roberts |
British Antarctic Survey |
UK |
Ricardo Roura |
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) |
Netherlands |
Emily Rowlands |
University of Exeter |
UK |
Thomas Saucede |
Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté |
France |
Fiona Shanhun |
Antarctica New Zealand |
New Zealand |
Hyoung Chul Shin |
Korean Polar Research Institute |
Korea |
Angelika Slomska |
University of Gdansk |
Poland |
Alvaro Soutullo |
Instituto Antártico Uruguayo |
Uruguay |
Giuseppe Suaria |
National Research Council (CNR-ISMAR) |
Italy |
Franco Teixeira de Mello |
Universidad de la República |
Uruguay |
Marino Vacchi |
National Research Council (CNR-ISMAR) |
Italy |
Anton Van de Putte |
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences |
Belgium |
Lisa Winberg von Friesen |
Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL) |
Sweden |
Enrico Zambianchi |
Parthenhope University, Napoli |
Italy |
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