Exploration of the Plastisphere in the Chthulucene. Participatory science for microplastic monitoring on a sailboat

On the 25th of March 2023 I organised a short marine exploration in Anzio (Rome) with Luisa Galgani (GEOMAR Kiel, CNR-ISMAR) and the support of Federico Fornaro, director of the local section of the Italian Naval League, to test a Neuston Net for marine microplastic collection on a sailbot. Together with a crew of volunteers and video-makers of Raw-News, we confirmed the possibility of performing the micro-plastic sampling sustainably (without using engines), under specific atmospheric/sea conditions and boat characters. Antonella Passani (T6Ecosystems) and the team of the Servizi Marittimi Anzio joined us to discuss potential applications in research projects.