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A global plastic treaty must include the fishing industry

A global plastic treaty must include the fishing industry

Plastic pollution is well reputed as a prevailing global environmental crisis, which has resulted in significant actions towards addressing the issue over the years, e.g., in the form of national bans on items such as plastic straws, bags and cutlery. These bans have typically targeted packaging and other single-use

Research stay with the Center for Marine Debris Research

Research stay with the Center for Marine Debris Research

During the fall semester of 2022, Marthe Høiberg got the opportunity to do a research stay with the Center for Marine Debris Research (CMDR) on Oahu, Hawai'i. The research center is part of Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU) and they conduct interdisciplinary research on plastic pollution in the field and their

Early career ocean scientists at conference in St. Johns, Canada

Early career ocean scientists at conference in St. Johns, Canada

In July, Marthe Høiberg had the pleasure to attend the fourth ICES/PICES Early Career Scientist Conference, taking place in St. Johns on Newfoundland, Canada. As revealed by the name, this is a conference dedicated to giving a platform to young researchers and encourage their involvement specifically in the management

New publication: Global distribution of potential impact hotspots for marine plastic debris entanglement

New publication: Global distribution of potential impact hotspots for marine plastic debris entanglement

An important component of the ATLANTIS project is the development of global models for impacts of plastic debris on marine ecosystems, in accordance with the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) framework. As a means towards achieving this goal, we have developed an indicator of potential macroplastic entanglement impact levels, which

NTNU Ocean Week 2021

NTNU Ocean Week 2021

Today is the first day of Ocean Week 2021, which is an annual conference hosted by one of NTNU's four strategic research areas, NTNU Oceans. The conference serves as a contribution to Norway's role as a maritime nation, and every year they invite researchers, policy makers, innovators and citizens to

New PhD candidate for modelling impacts of marine plastics

New PhD candidate for modelling impacts of marine plastics

My name is Marthe Alnes Høiberg, and I am a new PhD student at the Industrial Ecology Programme in the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at NTNU. Courtesy of IFAW (www.ifaw.org)I have a background in biology and industrial ecology, and I have always had a strong