This session will examine the impact of marine litter on biodiversity and the use of bioindicators as assessment tools. It will analyse monitoring experiences and the need for harmonised approaches to measure the effects of pollution on different ecosystems and species.
Moderator
Mr.
Patricio Peñalver Duque
I am a biologist specialized in marine conservatio...
Project Mana...
HyT / AEBA...
Secretary
Speakers
Ms.
Marina Vargas Ferraz
PhD researcher in oceanography at the University o...
Estudiante d...
Universida...
Ms.
Marisa Gouveia
Marisa Gouveia is a research technician at MARE-Ma...
Research Tec...
ARDITI/MAR...
Mr.
Marco Matiddi
Marine Biologist, head of the Nekton Laboratory at...
Senior Resea...
Italian Na...
Ms.
Sofia Garcia
Sofia Matos Garcia is a biologist and Senior Techn...
Senior Techn...
Regional D...
Ms.
Cintia Hernández Sánchez
She holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Environ...
Sustainabili...
Universida...
Mr.
Ric Sagarminaga Van Buiten
Ric Sagarminaga, Ashoka fellow and cofounder of Al...
Programme co...
Alnitak - ...
Description
Program
Chair: Patricio Peñalver – Asociación Hombre y Territorio
11:30 Introduction by the Chair.
11:35 – 12:35 Presentations
• Marco Matiddi – ISPRA
Monitoring the impact of marine litter on sea turtle: The Italian case study
• Ricardo Sagarminaga – ALNITAK
The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) as an indicator species for monitoring the risk of ALDFG
• Sofia García – Government of Azores
Marine Litter-Biota Interactions in the Azores: Their Role as Indicators under the MSFD
• Marina Vargas – University of Las Palmas de Gran Ganaria
Evaluating connectivity of fisheries-derived marine debris from northwest African upwelling regions and entanglement exposure risk in the Canary Islands
• Marisa Gouveia – ARDITI
Harmonizing Seafloor Video Surveys for Marine Litter and Benthic Interactions
• Cintia Hernández Sánchez – University of La Laguna
Microplastics in marine organisms of the Macaronesia region.
12:35 -13:00. Round table