CLEANATLANTIC
Tackling Marine Litter in the Atlantic Area
Acronym:
CLEANATLANTIC
Reference:
EAPA_46/2016
Start year:
2017
End year:
2020
Type of project:
International
Principal investigator:
Marisa Fernandez (CETMAR)
MARE coordination:
João Canning Clode, João Monteiro
Participating Institutions:
ARDITI, IFREMER, CETMAR
Funding entity:
Atlantic Area Transnational Programme 2014-2020
State:
Ongoing
Abstract:
CleanAtlantic aims to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Atlantic Area by improving capabilities to monitor, prevent and remove (macro) marine litter. The project will also contribute to raise awareness and change attitudes among stakeholders and to improve marine litter managing systems.