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Corina
22 January 2025
Published on September 25th 2024 by Global Change Biology, this paper by Corina Ciocan et al. describes the damaging effect that abandoned GRP (glass fibre) boats have on the marine environment. Building boats of sufficient strength and durability to...
Corina
03 May 2023
A presentation delivered by Dr Corina Ciocan at a workshop in Chichester Harbour on the effects of GRP on marine life. Download PDF File Here...
Corina
29 March 2023
Abandoned boats and debris in state waterways can pose a hazard to navigation and to the environment. As part of its commitment to clean, safe and enjoyable recreational boating on Maryland waterways, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR...
Badboats
24 March 2023
Plastic fibres stunt growth in mussels by more than a third – here's why this is a concern A study shows that exposure to polyester microfibres inhibits growth in mussels. https://theconversation.com/plastic-fibres-stunt-growth-in-mussels-by-more-tha...
Corina
16 March 2023
The University of Brighton is running three training workshops in April; one on water sampling, one on photo documentation and the last on blog writing. They have a maximum of 15 places on each workshop training is free. The data collected will be st...