✨ Last Friday, our @IEOVigo partners joined European Researchers’ Night in Vigo, as part of Free LitterAT! They raised awareness about microplastics & marine litter, showing visitors how we can protect our oceans 🌊💙 #AtlanticArea #ResearchersNight #MarineLitter #FreeLitterAT

Last Tuesday, July 29th, 2025, the @vi.ieo.es conducted a new inclusive workshop on microplastics and marine litter at the ONCE Summer Camp held in Portonovo (Sanxenxo), specifically designed for individuals with visual impairments. #AtlanticArea #freelitterat

On July 15th, Marisa F. participated as Project Coordinator in the presentation of Free LitterAT, an innovative project focused on tackling marine pollution, biodiversity restoration, and coastal monitoring.   @AtlanticArea @fundacioncetmar.bsky.social #freelitterat

At last week's Statistical Physics conference, Sara Croux from #MarineInstitute and Martiño Rial from #cretus_usc presented two posters on marine debris, as part of the Free LitterAT project. #AtlanticArea #USC #freelitterat

CETMAR, within the framework of the Free LitterAT project, is hosting an awareness day on marine litter with the little ones at Marea da Escardia school. Together, we’re inspiring the next generation to protect our oceans! 🌊♻️ @AtlanticArea #freelitterat #marinelitter

We’re proud to share that our partners at DRAM have successfully carried out pilot cleanup activities at key accumulation sites within the Free LitterAT project, making significant strides in the fight against marine litter and coastal pollution. #AtlanticArea #maremadeira

On June 11th and 12th, Cedre, partner of the Free Litter AT project, hosted an outstanding workshop at their facilities in Brest (France) focused on beach litter source identification as part of the Free Litter AT initiative. @AtlanticArea @CedreBrest #freelitterat

Sara Lourenço, member of Free LitterAT project partner CIIMAR, presented results on harmonising microplastics assessment protocols at the 19th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment, June 8-12, 2025. #interregatlanticarea #atlanticarea #freelitterat #microplastics

📍The Free Litter AT team is gathered at Cedre for their semi-annual Steering Committee meeting to catch up on the latest progress of the project's activities. #interregatlanticarea #freelitterat

🌊 Last week, the @ieo-vigo.bsky.social organized an inclusive workshop on microplastics & marine litter at ASPANAEX, Vigo, designed for people with intellectual disabilities. ♻️ Raising awareness & fostering inclusion for a cleaner ocean! 🌍💙 #atlanticarea #marinelitter #freelitterat #microplastics

🌊📢 The Atlantic Strategy has published an article about the toolkit developed under the framework of our @freelitterat.bsky.social project! 🌍💡 Helping to fight marine pollution and create a cleaner ocean! 🔗 atlantic-maritime-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/work...

📢Exciting news from the Free LitterAT team! We are proud to announce the publication of the Toolkit for Litter-Free Coastal Communities, developed in the frame of a collaboration among Pillar IV & Free LitterAT and 25 EU projects #AtlanticArea @fundacioncetmar.bsky.social @nettagplus.bsky.social

12 March 2025. We are delighted to share a new publication within the framework of the Free LitterAT project, developed in collaboration with our partners MARE_Madeira, exploring marine debris as a vector for NIS. #atlanticarea #interregatlanticarea #freelitterat #marinedebris

6 March 2025. Our colleagues from the @ieo-vigo.bsky.social, in line with the objectives of the Free LitterAT project, have published a video to raise awareness about the pathways through which microplastics enter the marine environment. facebook.com/Pontencienci... #AtlanticArea #freelitterat

17 February 2025. The II online meeting of the Advisory Board (AB) took place within the framework of the Free LitterAT project, during which the main achievements of the first year of the project were presented. #AtlanticArea #freelitteat

13 February 2025. Our colleagues from the @ieo-vigo.bsky.social took the advantage of the '11F, International Day of of Women and Girls in Science' to carry out a commemorative activity at CEIP Carrasqueira 'Guardians of the Sea: Protecting Our Oceans from Trash' #AtlanticArea #freelitterat

31 February 2025. CETMAR participated in one of the online meetings organised from Brussels by the Atlantic Arc Commission and the CPMR. Free LitterAT project, networking activities and the development of a Toolkit were presented. #AtlanticArea #freelitterat

22 January 2025. Our colleagues from the @ieo-vigo.bsky.social shared they passion for the sea through five inclusive workshops on microplastics and marine litter in an engaging, participatory, and inclusive manner at Doralresidencias. #AtlanticArea #freelitterat #atlanticarea #microplastics

27 December 2024. Our partners from the @ieo-vigo.bsky.social held an inclusive workshop on microplastics and marine litter at the Down-Vigo headquarters. #AtlanticArea #freelitterat

13 November 2024. We were in Funchal, Madera, for the 3rd in-person coordinator meeting of the @freelitterat.bsky.social project! Over these 2 days we were revising the work plan and assessing the progress of activities with our project part. #AtlanticArea #interregatlanticarea #freelitterat

30 October 2024. Our colleagues from @cretus.usc.gal group from @usc.gal present a novel model to improve the understanding and prediction of plastic fragmentation in marine environments. New article published under the framework of Free LitterAT. #AtlanticArea #freelitterat #microplastics

24 October 2024. Inclusive and accessible science!👩🏻‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬🔬🧪 Great initiative from our colleagues from the @ieo-vigo.bsky.social who brought their work closer to groups with disabilities from ONCE. #freelitterat #interreg #atlanticarea #plasticfree

21 October 2024. Congratulations to our partners from the @gfnl-usc.bsky.social for the new paper on transport of macroplastics under the scope of the @freelitterat.bsky.social project! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #cretus_usc @usc.gal #FreeLitterAT #cleanatlantic

23 September 2024. Last cleanup activity on the main beach of Porto Santo. The activity was organized by #ajmconectados and brought together several entities such as #mare_arditi and #dram_madeira. #freelitterat #interregday2024 #interregatlanticarea #euvaluesovercomingborders

27 September 2024. Our colleagues from the @ieo-vigo.bsky.social presented the impact of microplastics and litter in the marine environment. #europeanresearchersnight #AtlanticArea @freelitterat.bsky.social

27 September 2024. New eddition of the European Reseachers' Night tacked place in several Galician cities. Check the schedule in the G-night website gnight.gal #Galicia #Pontevedra #Acoruña #Ourense #Lugo #Ferrol #Vigo #Santiago

21 September 2024. Within the scope of International Coastal Cleanup Day, #dram_madeira carried out a coastal cleaning action on one of the accumulation sites of Madeira. #InterregDay2024 #EUValuesOvercomingBorders #açãodelimpeza #lixomariño #fishingforlitter

📍 26 June 2024. We were in Galway, Ireland, for the 2nd in-person coordination meeting of the @freelitterat.bsky.social project! Over the these two days (20 & 21 June), we reviewed the work plan and assessed the progress of activities with our project partners. 🚀🌍 #AtlanticArea #interreg

22-24 May 2024. Last day of #MARLICE2024!, Our colleague Luis Gómez Fundación CETMAR moderated the session on monitoring and modelling of #marinelitter, in which our colleague Hilda de Pablo from Universidade Lusofona/CUL presented predictive models to identify areas of marine litter hotspots.

22-24 May 2024. In the Ocean room of the #MARLICE2024 event, our colleague Luis Gomez participated in the debate on the INTEMARES Session: Recovery of Lost Fishing Gear. #MARLICE2024 moderated by Marta Martínez-Gil #MarineLitter #SustainableFishing #ALDFG

22-24-May 2024.Our colleague Camille Lacroix CEDRE discussed about sharing key information on plastic pellets in her presentation. #MARLICE2024 #PlasticPellets #EnvironmentalAwareness

22-24 May 2024.The #MARLICE2024 session on pellet spils, moderated by Marisa Fernández, was starting! Our colleague Garbiñe Ayensa (INTECMAR) talked about the TOCONAO crisis management and the improvement of contingency plans. #PelletSpill #EnvironmentalProtection #ContingencyPlanning

22-24 May 2024. At the #MARLICE2024 microplastics session, our partner Marisa Almeida from @ciimar.bsky.social was discussing the harmonization of sampling, processing, and quantification of MPs in different matrices. #MARLICE2024 #Microplastics #CircularEconomy

22-24 May 2024. Excited to announce that Free LitterAT was at MARLICE 2024, the III International Forum on Marine Litter and Circular Economy! Our coordinator, Marisa Fernandez, was moderating the session on microplastics in the environment. #MARLICE2024 #MarineLitter #Microplastics

🌊 22-24 May 2024. Free LitterAT was presented in the #MARLICE2024 International Forum on #MarineLitter and #CircularEconomy. Luis Gomez and Marisa Fernández from our coordination team, along with our colleagues from #INTECMAR, CEDRE, @ciimar.bsky.social, and UL-CUL, participated.

👩‍💻Last April 12th 2024, we had a very fruitful coordination meeting with the advisory board of the #FreeLitterAT project. Together, we're making meaningful progress towards our goals! 🌊 #AtlanticArea

🐟Last 10th April 2024 our colleague @pablooterot.bsky.social from @ieo.es presented #FreeLitterAT at the @unoceandecade.bsky.social Conference in Barcelona @AtlanticArea

🌊Claire Allanos, our partner from UBS universite participated in the OSPAR and EU commission Workshop on the management of end-of-life fishing gear & reducing waste♻️ between 20-21 of March 2024 . Excellent & fruitful Workshop and a great opportunity to introduce #FreeLitterAT in such relevant forum

📌Exciting news! 🌊 Introducing #FreeLitterAT, the latest project continuing the impactful work of @Clean_Atlantic. Focused on tackling ALDFG and microplastics in our oceans, funded by Atlantic Area . Together, we're working for a cleaner, healthier environment! #interregatlanticarea #marinelitter