PROJECTS

The EduMar project diversifies the range of educational resources and activities related to Ocean Literacy, adapting them to the Portuguese context. The project is promoted by the Portuguese Association for Marine Litter (APLM) and funded by the Blue Growth Programme EEA Grants 2014-2021.

This project aims to enhance awareness within the fast food, hospitality, river and beach bars, and fishing sectors, encouraging the reduction and prevention of plastics in the ocean and promoting the Circular Economy by ensuring that products are reused and valued after their initial use.

A citizen science project raising awareness about marine litter, a common issue on our beaches. It also allows the collection of comprehensive data for scientific monitoring.

This project aims to improve waste management on fishing vessels and in fishing ports. It focuses on awareness and the implementation of good environmental practices.
Project developed by Docapesca – Portos e Lotas, S.A

APLM is a partner in the KIDS DIVE project, which aims to raise awareness of the urgent need to protect the marine environment and biodiversity. The project promotes sustainability and contributes to building a more participative blue generation, introducing children and young people to the underwater world through an educational programme based on two principles: “learning by doing” and “knowing to preserve”.

In the fight against microbeads in hygiene products (such as toothpaste, exfoliants, etc.), APLM invites other NGOs and citizens to join this action!

This project was launched by APLM at the National Citizen Science Meeting on October 24, 2017, at the Teatro Thalia in Lisbon.
The project aims to quantify the cotton swabs accumulating on the beaches of Portugal, whether brought by the sea, rivers, or resulting from discharges from Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) during heavy rainfall or due to malfunctioning systems.

The POIZON project was conceived in 2008 and developed between 2010 and 2013. It was a pioneering project in Portugal focused on researching microplastics in the oceans, in alignment with research being initiated in other institutions, particularly in Europe. (PTDC/MAR/102677/2008)

The European project MARLISCO (Marine Litter in European Seas: Social Awareness and Co-Responsibility) was developed between 2012 and 2016 with the goal of raising social awareness regarding marine litter problems and possible solutions.

A European scientific research project (2015-2019) that tested various methodologies for sampling, purifying, and identifying microplastics in different matrices. It contributed to the development of harmonised protocols for analysing particles smaller than 5 mm. APLM collaborated on some tasks in partnership with MARE-NOVA.

The RIVERSEA project (2018-2022) studies how microplastics are transported from rivers to estuaries and the ocean. APLM collaborates with MARE-NOVA on tasks related to microplastic identification.

(PTDC/EAM-AMB/30726/2017)

An educational project on ocean literacy developed by the Portuguese Association for Environmental Education (ASPEA), in partnership with Escola Profissional do Alto Minho Interior (EPRAMI), APLM, and the Norwegian school Dettverrfaglig ekunstinstitutt (DTK), funded by EEA Grants, and promoted by the Directorate-General for Maritime Policy – DGPM.