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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
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Albert Koelmans - Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
Christopher Pham - Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of Azores
Francesco Regoli - Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
Francisco Campuzano - Marine Environment and Technology Center (MARETEC), University of Lisbon, Portugal
Jesús Gago - Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Spain
Lúcia Guilhermino - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research CIIMAR, University of Porto
Maria Helena Costa - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE) of the University NOVA of Lisbon, Portugal
Paula Sobral - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), University NOVA of Lisbon, Portugal
Ricardo Beiras – University of Vigo, Spain
Simone Libralato - National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, Italy
Sofia Saraiva - Marine Environment and Technology Center (MARETEC) University of Lisbon, Portugal
Tom Rippeth - School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, UK
The workshop will focus on a number of high profile keynote speakers and the goal is to provide a forum of debate regarding the emerging issue of pollution by plastics in the marine environment and together discuss the challenges and potential of using simulating tools (modelling) to help predicting the potential effects of plastics (from nanoplastics to macroplastics) in marine ecossystems.
26 april 2018 (Thurday)
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony
SESSION 1 Levels of microplastics in marine ecosystems: what do we know/need to know?
(Chaired by Dr. Filipa Bessa, MARE)
10:00 – 10:40 Microplastics: Impacts and challenges
Dr. Paula Sobral
MARE, FCT- Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
10:40 – 11:20 Monitoring the levels of microplastic pollution in
the Azores Archipelago, North Atlantic
Dr. Christopher Pham
University of the Azores, Portugal
11:20 – 11:40 Coffee break
11:40 – 12:20 Levels and distribution of microplastics along Mediterranean marine species
Dr. Francesco Regoli
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
12:20 – 13:00 Science and policy interface: Microplastics and
the MSFD
Dr. Jesús Gago
IEO, Spain
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break and Photo session
SESSION 2 Impacts of climate change and other stressors on micro)plastics distribution and effects in marine environments
(Chaired by Dr. Ana Marta Gonçalves, MARE)
14:00 – 14:40 Effects of microplastics and interactions with other contaminants in a warming world: opportunities and challenges for modelling
Dr. Lúcia Guilhermino
CIIMAR and ICBAS, University of Porto, Portugal
14:40 – 15:20 Gaps of knowlege for the ecotoxicological assessment and modeling of microplastics in the sea: conclusions of the Ephemare Project
Dr. Ricardo Beiras
University of Vigo, Spain
15:20 – 16:00 Project PLASTOX experience: Ecotoxicological data and gaps to modelling approaches
Dr. Maria Helena Costa
MARE, FCT- Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
16:00 – 16:20 Coffee break
16:20 – 17:00 Dispersion of plastics in seasonal seas
Dr. Tom Rippeth
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, UK
17:00 – 17:30 Presentation of the Portuguese Project:
Shellfishing without litter - Awareness and beach cleaning campaign in the Sado estuary
Dr. Raquel Gaspar
OceanAlive
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17:30 – 20:00 Reception
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27 april 2018 (FRIDAY)
09:00 – 09:40
SESSION 3 Using modelling tools to improve the understanding of (micro)plastic pathways on marine environments
(Chaired by Dr. Irene Martins, CIIMAR)
09:00 – 09:40 Food web of plastics: moving towards inclusion of plastics in ecosystem modelling
Dr. Simone Libralato
OGS, Italy
09:40 – 10:20 Microplastic effects in organisms: a Dynamic Energy Budget point of view
Dr. Sofia Saraiva
MARETEC, IST, Portugal
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10:20 – 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 – 11:20 Challenges in modelling marine litter in the Atlantic area: the CleanAtlantic project
Dr. Francisco Campuzano
MARETEC, IST, Portugal
11:20 – 12:00 Using models in risk assessment of plastic debris of all sizes
Dr. Albert Koelmans
WUR, Netherlands
12:00 – 13:00 Panel Discussion - Parallel Breakout Sessions*
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13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
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SESSION 4
14:00 – 16:00 Debate of the main topics, challenges and mitigation measures discussed in the open sessions' group **
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16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
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16:30 – 17:00 Closing session
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* Participants will form small groups and discuss the themes proposed with the aim of mapping the challenges of linking, in a multidisciplinary way, the issues of (micro)plastics distribution and impacts with modelling tools.
** All groups will reconvene for reporting conclusions and final discussion. We will attempt to identify which types of models could be more suitable to answer the challenges and interactions and contribute to reduce the impacts of (micro)plastics in the ocean. The groups will then consider how to promote harmonization in the scientific community.
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