IOCCG Task Force on Remote Sensing of Marine Litter and Debris

Core Topic 4: Interdisciplinary Aspects 

The Interdisciplinary Aspects core topic aims to:

  • Evaluate the range of alternative sensors and platforms for plastic detection and monitoring.
  • Research alternative approaches to traditional remote sensing techniques and data processing.
  • Support and further develop the new interdisciplinary plastics science.
  • Promote a network of information supporting plastics and society.
  • Support the generation and dissemination of remote sensing information contributing to prevention and mitigation plastic policies.
Members
Coordinator

Madeline Cowell
Ball Aerospace
Email: madeline.cowell@ballaerospace.com

Team Members

Nicola Beaumont
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Email: thenicolabeaumont@hotmail.com

Lauren Biermann
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Email: lbi@pml.ac.uk

Tim van Emmerik
Wageningen University & Research
Email: tim.vanemmerik@wur.nl

Georg Hanke
European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra,Italy
Email: georg.hanke@ec.europa.eu

Fabien Laurier
Minderoo Foundation
Email: flaurier@minderoo.org

Nikolai Maximenko
Affiliation: University of Hawaii
Email: maximenk@hawaii.edu

Janet Salem
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Email: Janet.Salem@un.org

Davida Streett ​
NOAA Federal ​
Email:  davida.streett@noaa.gov

Core Topic Resources
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