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Mussel farming is an activity that generates significant amounts of plastic waste. Research results show that mussel nets are among the top 10 litter items found on beaches of the Adriatic basin and...

09/09/2021

Did you know that beverage containers made of PET and aluminium are among the most frequently found items at the coastline of the Natural Park of Cabo de Gata-Níjar? Within the framework of the...

11/08/2021

Plastic Busters MPAs is proud to announce that recently the long-awaited pilot action aiming to tackle marine plastic pollution from single-use plastics in the Natural Park of the Ebre Delta, in...

28/07/2021

“The know-how transferring activities of Plastic Busters MPAs provided a great opportunity to bring together active agents from several protected areas of Corsica. The overall experience was very...

28/07/2021

The first live streamed marine litter monitoring campaign was carried out this June in the Capo Milazzo MPA, located in Sicily. The 3-day-long knowledge transferring activities aimed at enhancing the...

12/07/2021

On the 17th of June 2021 (11.00-13.15), the Plastic Busters MPAs project will organize a capitalization event entitled “Consolidating the collective fight against marine litter in Mediterranean MPAs”,...

07/06/2021

• Join the first marine litter monitoring campaign streamed online and follow the team at sea, on the coast and in the laboratory. • The 3-day-long activities will be conducted in the recently...

27/05/2021

Even though the Mediterranean is one of the seas most affected by marine litter worldwide, knowledge gaps still exist concerning the amounts, types, sources, impacts and distribution patterns of...

06/05/2021

International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March, a key day in the calendar for many women worldwide and especially important for women in science. Carme’s passion for the sea dates back to her...

06/05/2021

06/05/2021