Microplastics Pollution from Ports and Shipping Activities: Potential Risks and Mitigation Strategies

On behalf of Dr. Prashant Bhaskar, Associate Professor of Maritime and Logistics Management, AMC, this is the invitation to a 1-hour online webinar titled ‘Microplastics pollution from ports and shipping activities: potential risks and mitigation strategies’. The webinar will take place on 02 October 2023. Details are as per the attached invitation.

Microplastics Pollution from Ports and Shipping Activities: Potential Risks and Mitigation Strategies (Supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

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02 October 2023
0600-0700 UTC
1130-1230 IST
1600-1700 AEST

The purpose of this webinar is to raise maritime stakeholders’ awareness of microplastics pollution from ports and shipping activities. The webinar will consist of presentations by the project team followed by a Q&A session. The project team includes researchers from the Australian Maritime College, Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, Bombay College of Pharmacy and the University of Mumbai. The webinar coincides with the release of a White Paper on microplastics pollution from ports and shipping activities.

Further details about the White Paper including how to access it, will be provided at the webinar. For further information please contact Dr Prashant Bhaskar

prashant.bhaskar@utas.edu.au / +61 (0)419 873 793