MICRO 2016: Fate and Impact of Microplastics in Marine Ecosystems

After earning a double degree in geology (University of Barcelona) and oceanography (University of Perpignan) in 1998, Juan went on to receive his PhD in marine geophysics under the direction of Dr. Jean-Pierre Rehault at the Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer and the Institut Français de Recherche pour l' Exploitation de la Mer in Brest, France. His PhD dissertation, "Formation et évolution des canyons sous- marins du Golfe du Lion : relation avec les cycles glacio-eustatiques” was developed while he was working on a team led by Dr. Jean-Louis Olivet, and was presented in November of 2004. During his time as a student, he participated in eight oceanographic research cruises, including (i) the first oceanographic cruise of the research vessel Hesperides through the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Canary Islands in 1998 and (ii) in early 2000, he completed a month-long research cruise in the Bransfield Basin of the Antarctic continent.With over 50 publications, Juan’s work focuses on the evolution and current state of the coastal and oceanic system, ranging from the coast to the deep sea. Much of his work incorporates his interest in the earth-human system and investigates the ways in which humans modify "natural" processes, with a specific emphasis on ethics in relation to concerns of coastal communities.In 2010, he joined Professor Jean-Paul Vanderlinden’s research team at the Observatoire de Versailles SQY. Juan’s dedication to interdisciplinary research has connected him with local, regional, national, and international experts through his work on projects such as (i) THESEUS: "Innovative technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate" and (ii) ARTISTICC: "Adaptation to Transdisciplinary Research and Policy Community Centered Approach", this project seeks to analyze how knowledge, in all its dimensions, can be mobilized to foster coastal adaptation to climate change.Also, since 2007, Juan has drawn from his firm commitment to collaborative, ethical, and interdisciplinary research to coordinate Marine Sciences For Society: a network of concerned scientists working to enhance the dialogue between marine scientists and society as a whole.Bethany Jorgensen graduated from the University of Chicago in 2008 and is currently a graduate student at the University of Maine. She has been an editor for Marine Sciences For Society since 2009, and became a co-coordinator of the group in 2014. Sabine Pahl is Associate Professor (Reader) in Psychology at Plymouth University. Her applied areas of interest are marine conservation, restorative environments and energy, especially the role of behaviour change. Sabine is part of a Southwest team that has demonstrated the psychological benefits of ‘blue space’ environments such as oceans, and the detrimental effect of marine litter. She was the lead social scientist in the MARLISCO project focused on Marine Litter in European Seas (marlisco.eu). The role of the Plymouth team was to evaluate science-in-society activities in 14 European countries plus Turkey, summarised in a guide for influencing behaviour. Sabine is one of only two social scientists involved in the United Nations GESAMP Working Group 40 on ocean microplastics, and the Phase 1 report contains recommendations for more behavioural science. Since 2010 Sabine has had research funding from various agencies including EPSRC, ESRC, FP7, DEFRA and H2020. She is the Secretary for the International Association of Applied Psychology’s Environmental Division and was the lead convenor for two sessions (behaviour change and perceptions of climate change) at the UNFCC COP21 science conference in Paris in July, which summarised the science to inform the COP 21 policy meeting in December this year. Richard C. Thompson is a Professor at the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre School of Marine Science and Engineering at Plymouth University. Jean-Paul Vanderlinden is a Professor of Environmental Studies and Ecological Economics at the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ). Additionally, he is the coordinator of the “Adaptation Research, a Trans-disciplinary Transnational Community and Policy Centred Approach” project from the International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research.

• Part I: Abstracts from Oral PresentationsPlastic and Restricted Heavy MetalsCitizen Research for Ocean ConservationMicroplastics in Sewage Sludge: Effects of TreatmentSources and Fate of Microplastics in Swiss Surface WatersMicroplastics in a UK Sewage Treatment PlantFates of Plastic Pollution in a Major Urban River: Persistence and Bacterial Colonization of Oil-based Plastics and Bioplastics in the Yarra River, Melbourne, AustraliaPresence and Abundance of Microplastics in Sediments of Tributaries of the River Thames, UKMicroplastics in Different Compartments of the Urban Water Cycle: From the Sources to the RiversValidation of a Density Separation Technique for the Recovery of Microplastics and Its Use on Marine Freshwater SedimentsMicroplastics in Singapore’s Coastal Mangrove EcosystemsA Quantitative Analysis of Microplastic Pollution Along the South-eastern Coastline of South AfricaPlastic Pollutants Within the Marine Environment of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaReading Between the Grains – Microplastics in Intertidal Beach Sediments of a World Heritage Area: Cleveland Bay (QLD), AustraliaPatterns of Plastic Pollution in Offshore, Nearshore, and Estuarine Waters of Perth, Western AustraliaMicroplastics in Israeli Mediterranean Coastal WatersOccurrence of Microplastics in the South Eastern Black SeaMicroplastics Migrations in Sea Coastal Zone: Baltic Amber as an ExampleSimultaneous Trace Analysis of Nine Common Plastics in Environmental Samples via Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (Py-GCMS)Extensive Review on the Presence of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Seafood: Data Gaps and Recommendations for Future Risk Assessment for Human HealthState of Knowledge on Human Health Implications on Consumption of Aquatic Organisms Containing MicroplasticsEffects of PVC and Nylon Microplastics on Survival and Reproduction of the Small Terrestrial Earthworm Enchytraeus crypticusMicroplastics: Who Is at Risk?Understanding Microplastic Distribution: A Global Citizen Monitoring EffortMarine Litter in the North Sea: Experiences With MonitoringVoluntary Beach Cleanups at Famara Beach, Lanzarote—Fighting Marine Litter Invasion and Accumulation LocallyThe Wider Benefits of Cleaning Up Marine Plastic: Examining the Direct Impacts of Beach Cleans on the Volunteers“Agüita con el Plástico”: Society as Part of the Solution of Plastic PollutionNo Plastic Campaign Makes a Difference in Island of Principe Biosphere ReserveLogistics of Coastline Plastic Cleanup and Recycling: A Literature Review and Research OpportunitiesTackling Microplastics on Land: Citizen Observatories of Anthropogenic Litter Dynamics Within the MSCA POSEIDOMM ProjectEnvironmental Science Education: Methodologies to Promote Ocean LiteracyMicroplastics, Convergence Areas, and Fin Whales in the Northwestern Mediterranean SeaMicroplastics in Marine MesoherbivoresInvestigating the Presence and Effects of Microplastics in Sea TurtlesMicroplastics Presence in Sea TurtlesFactors Determining the Composition of Plastics From the South Pacific Ocean—Are Seabirds Playing a Selective Role?Microplastics and Marine Mammals: Studies From IrelandPrimary (Ingestion) and Secondary (Inhalation) Uptake of Microplastic in the Crab Carcinus maenas, and Its Biological EffectsPlastic in Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) From the Norwegian CoastExtraction and Characterization of Microplastics in Marine Organisms Sampled at Giglio Island After the Removal of the Costa Concordia WreckFloating Plastic Marine Debris in the Balearic Islands: Ibiza Case StudyEnzymes—Essential Catalysts in Biodegradation of PlasticsIreland’s Microplastics: Distribution in the Environment and Interactions With Marine OrganismsDeposition of Microplastics in Marine Sediments From the Irish Continental ShelfWhere Go the Plastics? And Whence Do They Come? From Diagnosis to Participatory Community-Based Observatory NetworkDistribution and Composition of Microplastics in Scotland’s SeasMarine Litter Accumulation in the Azorean Archipelago: Azorlit Preliminary DataMicroplastics in the Adriatic—Results from the DeFishGear ProjectFloating Microplastics in the South Adriatic SeaImplementation of the Spanish Monitoring Program of Microplastics on Beaches Within the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. First PhaseOperational Forecasting as a Tool for Managing Pollutant Dispersion and RecoveryWhat Do We Know About the Ecological Impacts of Microplastic Debris?Qualitative and Quantitative Investigations of Microplastics in Pelagic and Demersal Fish Species of the North and Baltic Sea Using Pyrolysis-GCMS: A Pilot StudyMicroplastics Extraction Methods for Small Fishes, on the Road to a Standard Monitoring ApproachMicroplastic Effects in Mullus surmuletus: Ingestion and Induction of Detoxification SystemsAssessment of Microplastics Present in Mussels Collected From the Scottish CoastBioavailability of Co-contaminants Sorbed to Microplastics in the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulisExploring the Effects of Microplastics on the Hepatopancreas Transcriptome of Mytilus galloprovincialisCharacterization, Quantity, and Sorptive Properties of Microplastics Extracted From CosmeticsBeach Sweep Initiatives on the Acadian Coastline in Atlantic CanadaA Social-Ecological Approach to the Problem of Floating Plastics in the Mediterranean SeaNews Splash? A Preliminary Review of Microplastics in the NewsInforming Policy Makers About State of Knowledge and Gaps on Microplastics in the Marine EnvironmentMicroplastics in Cosmetics: Exploring Perceptions of Environmentalists, Beauticians, and StudentsPlastics and Zooplankton: What Do We Know?Microtrophic ProjectSource to Sink: Microplastics Ingested by Benthic Fauna From Discharge Points to Deep Basins in an Urban Model FjordUptake and Toxicity of Methylmethacrylate-Based Nanoplastic Particles in Aquatic OrganismsOn the Potential Role of Phytoplankton Aggregates in Microplastic SedimentationHitchhiking Microorganisms on Microplastics in the Baltic SeaMicroplastic Prey? An Assay to Investigate Microplastic Uptake by Heterotrophic NanoflagellatesMicroplastics in Seafood: Identifying a Protocol for Their Extraction and CharacterizationVast Quantities of Microplastics in Arctic Sea Ice—A Prime Temporary Sink for Plastic Litter and a Medium of TransportMicroplastics in the Bay of Brest (Brittany, France): Composition, Abundance, and Spatial DistributionPlastic Litter: A New Habitat for Marine Microbial CommunitiesThe Effects of Microplastic on Freshwater Hydra attenuatta Morphology and FeedingEvidence of Microplastic Ingestion in Elasmobranchs in the Western Mediterranean SeaDo Microplastic Particles Impair the Performance of Marine Deposit and Filter Feeding Invertebrates? Results From a Globally Replicated StudyOccurrence of Potential Microplastics in Commercial Fish From an Estuarine Environment: Preliminary ResultsImprovements and Needs of Microplastics Analytical Control at Open Sea Opportunities for Monitoring at Canary IslandsA Novel Method for Preparing Microplastic FibersA New Approach in Separating Microplastics From Freshwater Suspended Particulate MatterMicroplastics—Microalgae: An Interaction Dependent on Polymer TypeNearshore Circulation in the Confital Bay: Implications on Marine Debris Transport and Deposition at Las Canteras BeachNew Approaches for the Extraction and Identification of Microplastics From Marine SedimentUsing Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Floating Microplastics to Investigate Their Weathering HistoryThe Size Spectrum as Tool for Analyzing Marine Plastic PollutionAutomated Analysis of µFTIR Imaging Data for Microplastic SamplesSolar Radiation Induced Degradation of Common Plastics Under Marine Exposure ConditionsUsing the FlowCam to Validate an Enzymatic Digestion Protocol Applied to Assess the Occurrence of Microplastics in the Southern North SeaDNA From the “Plastisphere”: An Extraction Protocol for Ocean MicroplasticsQuality Assurance in Microplastic DetectionPart II: Abstracts from PostersAre the Sinking Velocities of Microplastics Altered Following Interactions With Austrominius modestus and Sediment Particles?Macro- and Microplastic in Seafloor Habitats Around MallorcaEvaluation of Microplastics in Jurujuba Cove, Niterói, RJ, BrazilPresence, Distribution, and Characterization of Microplastics in Commercial Organisms From Adriatic SeaThe Origin and Fate of Microplastics in SaltmarshesEffects of Microplastics and Mercury, Alone and in Mixture, on the European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Swimming Performance and Subindividual BiomarkersDNA Damage Evaluation of Polyethylene Microspheres in Daphnia magnaLITTERBASE: An Online Portal for Marine Litter and Microplastics and Their Implications for Marine LifePLASTOX: Direct and Indirect Ecotoxicological Impacts of Microplastics on Marine OrganismsCommunity-Based Observatories Tackling MICROPLASTIC: Spanish Schools Pilot Project Based on seawatchers.orgTackling Marine Litter: Awareness and Outreach in the AzoresPrevalence of Microplastics in the Marine Waters of Qatar’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)Microplastics Contamination in Three Planktivorous and Commercial Fish SpeciesSpatial Variation of Microplastic Ingestion in Boops boops in the Western Mediterranean SeaSource, Transfer, and Fate of Microplastics in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea: A Holistic ApproachMicroplastics in the Final Ocean FrontierMicroplastic Abundance and Distribution in the Intertidal and Subtidal Marine Environment Around a Major Urban Park in Vancouver, CanadaMicroplastic Ingestion by Decapod LarvaeMay Polystyrene Microparticles Affect Mortality and Swimming Behaviour of Marine Planktonic Invertebrates?Improvement of Microplastic Extraction Method in Organic Material Rich SamplesDefining the Baselines and Standards for Microplastics Analyses in European Waters (JPI-O BASEMAN)Effects of Long-Term Exposure With Contaminated and Clean Microplastics on Mytilus edulisThe City of Kuopio and Lake Kallavesi in the Finnish Lake District—A “Living Laboratory” for the Microplastic Pollution Research in Freshwater LakesAnalysis and Quantification of Microplastics in the Stomachs of Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) Stranded on the Galician Coasts (NW Spain)First Report of Microplastic in Bycaught PinnipedsThe Contribution of Citizen Scientists to the Monitoring of Marine LitterExperimenting on Settling Velocity of Cylindrical Microplastic ParticlesWEATHER-MIC—How Microplastic Weathering Changes Its Transport, Fate, and Toxicity in the Marine EnvironmentUptake of Textile Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastic Fibers by Freshwater Crustacean Daphnia magnaMicroplastics Deposited on Two Beaches of the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean Sea): Study of the Spatial HeterogeneityEffects of Microplastics on Digestive Enzymes in the Marine Isopod Idotea emarginataSinking Behavior of MicroplasticsPilot Study on Microlitter in the Surface Waters of the Gulf of Finland, Baltic SeaPersistent Organic Pollutants Adsorbed on Microplastics From the North Atlantic GyreFirst Evidence of Microplastics in the Ballast Water of Commercial ShipsMicrolitter Abundance in the Italian Minor Islands, Central Mediterranean SeaIn Search of the Plastic Accumulation Regions: Finetuning Ocean Surface Transport ModelsPreliminary Assessment of the Microplastic Presence in the Gulf of Genoa (Italy, Ligurian Sea, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea)Toxicity Assessment of Pollutants Sorbed on Microplastics Using Various Bioassays on Two Fish Cell LinesFate of Microplastics in Soft Marine SedimentsMicroplastic as a Vector of Chemicals to Fin Whale and Basking Shark in the Mediterranean Sea: A Model-Supported Analysis of Available DataMethodological Prerequisites For Toxicity Testing of Microplastics Using Marine OrganismsPOPs Adsorbed on Plastic Pellets Collected in the Adriatic RegionThe EPHEMARE Project: Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics in Marine EcosystemsSuspended Microsized PVC Particles Impair the Performance and Decrease Survival in the Asian Green Mussel Perna viridisPriority Pollutants in Microplastics From Beaches in Gran Canaria IslandPlastic Debris in Mediterranean SeabirdsMonitoring Plastic Ingestion in Selected Azorean Marine OrganismsCatching a Glimpse of the Lack of Harmonization Regarding Techniques of Extraction of Microplastics in Marine SedimentsFloating Plastics in the Sea: People’s Perception in the Majorca Island (Spain)Plastics in the Mediterranean Sea Surface: From Regional to Local ScaleAnalysis of Organic Pollutants in MicroplasticsFrom the Sea to the Dining Table and Back to the Environment: Microlitter Load of Common SaltsSandy Beaches Microplastics of the Crimea Black Sea CoastPlastic Prey; Are Fish Postlarval Stages Ingesting Plastic in Their Natural Environment?Microplastic Ingestion by Planktivorous Fishes in the Canary CurrentFirst Quantification of Microplastic in Norwegian Fjords Through Nondisruptive Ad-hoc SamplingAbundance of Microplastics and Adhered Contaminants in the North Atlantic OceanMicrobes and BioplasticMarine Litter Monitoring for Coastal Management Indicator System Development: Citizen Science and Collaboration Communication ApproachTypes and Concentration of Microplastics Found on Remote Island Beaches During the Race for Water Odyssey.A Throwaway Society: Is Science Stuck With Single Use Plastic? What Can We Do About It?Linking Education and Science to Increase Awareness of Marine Plastic Litter—Distribution of Plastic Waste on Beaches of the German BightAre Smaller Microplastics Underestimated? Comparing Anthropogenic Debris Collected With Different Mesh SizesPrecipitation/Flotation Effect of Coagulant to Microplastics in WaterPersonal Care and Cosmetics Products (PC-CPs): Is It Cleaning or Pollution?Detection of Microplastics with Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) MicroscopyPart III: Lanzarote Declaration, June 21 2016Part III. Lanzarote Declaration, June 21 2016Lanzarote Declaration, June 21 2016Part IV: Breaking Down the Plastic AgePart IV. Breaking Down the Plastic AgeBreaking Down the Plastic AgePart V: Where Next? The Road to Micro 2018 and BeyondWhere Next? The Road to Micro 2018 and Beyond