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CNR-ISMAR participated in the activities organised for the World Ocean Day, on 6-8th of June 2024, in Palermo (Italy). Dr Silvia Merlino was an invited speaker by INGV (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) to present the citizen science activities carried...

CNR-ISMAR participated at the Biological Monitoring Symposium organized by the School of Biological Sciences of the National University of Costa Rica during the Congress of Integration of Knowledge for a Sustainable Ocean (CISOS24) on 3-6th June 2024 at San Josè,...

On May 30-31, 2024, Nautilos proudly participated in the European Maritime Day (EMD) held at the SIMAC Academy – Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Svendborg, Denmark. This prestigious annual event welcomed more than 1,100 members of Europe's maritime...

Dr Giuseppe Suaria from CNR-ISMAR participated on 30/5/2024 in an online expert panel organized during the 2024 EU Green Week. The event was the 3rd  REMEDIES and UPSTREAM Horizon Cluster Meeting entitled: “Microplastic in our waters: Are we losing the battle?”. The...

The European BlueNIGHTs project, coordinated by CNR-ISMAR, was honored on 31/5/2024 during the European Maritime Day Conference 2024 in Svendborg, Denmark, as the winner of the MakeEUBlue Awards 2024 in the Sky Blue category. The aim of the project was to organize in...

NIVA is organizing a project with Inspiria Science Center and OceanObs, where High School students go out with the MS Ny Vigra III to collect microplastics. The students have already participated in 3 cruises during May 2024, where the USV "Pamela" with attached net...

Dr Silvia Merlino from CNR-ISMAR participated at the Seafilmfestival awards day on 25th of May 20224 in La Spezia. The first prize for the schools category was awarded to the film made by Fossati High School in La Spezia, and was based on the activities done during...

Dr Eva Chatzinikolaou and Niki Keklikoglou from HCMR-IMBBC collaborated with the Municipality of Heraklion (Deputy Mayor of Cleanliness, Environment and Energy) and the company Follow Green and organized an event for 70 students of the 40th and 43rd Primary Schools of...

Dr Giuseppe Suaria from CNR-ISMAR participated with a keynote lecture about “Port areas, microplastics and sustainability in the era of the great acceleration” on 10-12th May 2024 in La Spezia, Italy to a public event named “De Portibus” Festival. This innovative...

Dr Silvia Merlino from CNR-ISMAR participated in a dispersion experiment in the Tuscan Archipelagos (8-9/5/2024). The Marine Litter Trackers (smart – drifters), designed in the framework of NAUTILOS, collected information about the peculiar incident of hundreds of...