In Septemper 2021 Nordic Ocean Watch Denmark joined the Tall Ship Bark Europa and embarked on an expedition crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way we collected data to investigate the problems facing our planet in connection with environmental pollution. We did this to create awareness about plastic pollution and the consequences for the ocean and marine life.
On board Bark Europa we conducted a research on the abundance and distribution of microplastic in the Atlantic Ocean on a crossing from Scheveningen, the Netherlands to Montevideo, Uruguay by collecting data from the sea surface using a manta trawl.
