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The Expedition PS120 of the Research Vessel POLARSTERN to the Atlantic Ocean in 2019
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This research cruise wasn't a health study, it was a training expedition where students learned to measure ocean conditions, including microplastic pollution, bacteria, and tiny marine plants across the Atlantic Ocean. While it didn't produce new health findings, this kind of hands-on training helps build the next generation of scientists who track microplastic pollution in our oceans, pollution that eventually makes its way into the seafood we eat.
AWI_PS120_00 ObjectivesAim of the training programme SoNoAT was to identify and characterize different water bodies along a South-North Atlantic Transect, as part of training exercise for capacity building in oceanography.An international group of 23 students (mostly graduate level and doctoral candidates) was trained in basic oceanographic principles including seagoing methods and sampling associated with these, as well as micro plastic, bacterial and phytoplankton communities in water samples.The cruise track led via cross-coastal, shelf and open Atlantic Ocean waters.Specifically, participants learned how to sample and analyse the ocean properties as "ground truth" information for remote sensing information and how to communicate scientific results to the general public and school kids.The survey participants were divided into groups of four or five, which will rotate between the five main disciplines, which were Climate System, Oceanography, Remote Sensing of Ocean and Atmosphere, Organisms and Micro Plastics and Data Crunching and Statistics (Fig. 3.1).
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This cruise report describes sampling during the NAPTRAM expedition in the North Atlantic, which investigated plastic transport mechanisms, sinks, and interactions with marine organisms. Researchers sampled seven stations across the Bay of Biscay and open ocean to study microplastic distribution in the water column, biota, and deep-sea sediments.
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The use of expedition cruise ships and citizen science to bridge the gaps in plastic marine litter knowledge in remote areas.
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Researchers used citizen scientists aboard expedition cruise ships to sample microplastic concentrations in remote polar and other ocean regions that are rarely visited by research vessels. The approach significantly extended spatial and temporal coverage of microplastic monitoring data in areas where scientific sampling is logistically challenging.
Zooplankton, phytoplankton and pervasive anthropogenic particles along a zonal North Atlantic transect: a multi-vessel citizen-science image survey
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Volunteer sailors crossing the Atlantic Ocean collected water samples twice daily, revealing that tiny plastic particles and fibers are widespread even in remote open ocean waters, alongside plankton. This citizen-science approach shows how everyday people can help track ocean plastic pollution, the same pollution that ultimately makes its way into seafood and, potentially, our bodies.
Zooplankton, phytoplankton and pervasive anthropogenic particles along a zonal North Atlantic transect: a multi-vessel citizen-science image survey
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Volunteer sailors crossing the Atlantic Ocean collected water samples, finding plastic fibers and particles mixed throughout, alongside plankton, at nearly every stop. This citizen-science approach shows just how widespread ocean microplastic pollution really is, a reminder that these particles, which can enter our food chain through seafood, are essentially everywhere in the open ocean, not just near coastlines.
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