In May and September we joined the members of the BIUS Marine Group on their big yearly research field trip on Dugi otok as part of the educational research project Insula Tilagus 2017. In May, we have devoted ourselves to researching the shallow infralitoral using CARLIT method to examine the coverage and composition of the algae community. We also carried out a beach clean-up and litter monitoring on the Saharun beach on Dugi otok. The purpose of this monitoring is to create useful database on the type and amount of litter found on the Croatian beaches! In September the members of BIUS join us in our research of microplastics. We did research dives in which we would colect sediment samples and collection of sea cucumbers in Telasica Nature Park. The digestive system of sea cucumbers was fixated and later examined for microplastic particals because they fed on the organic matter...
In the third week of Operation Wallacea we managed to have acollaboration with Greenpeace Croatia! We did a seabed screening using the Observer 4, mini-ROV Subsea and we spend the whole day on their infamous Rainbow Warrior 3. With partners from NGO Deep Blue Explorers we had the privilege to be a part of this worldly diverse team for a day. Looking forward to future collaborations!
Celebrate Ocean Day! Thanks to many friends and partners, this year we were part of a great and beautiful story. The Oceans Day we celebrated od Dugi otok with an educational workshop for primary school pupils on Dugi otok in the Sali Library with a theme on marine litter. Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away. Sarah Kay
The City Library maintains a regular children version of Marine Tuesdays called "Mali morski utorak". 20000 Leagues members together with partners participate in this program. Workshops were held with the aim of introducing children to some of the most common species of marine organisms. These are the organisms we find in the tidal area; like limpets, barnacales and snails, as well as colorful algae and seaweed in deeper parts Children learn the best with examples, live material and use of tools, like microscopes and magnifying devices. Talks about mutual connections, production of oxygen and secrets of the sea we still need to unravel intrigued the children and motivated them to ask many questions and give us many interesting answers.
We participated in this year's Science Festival! In the Kruno Krstić Primary School through games and fun workshop we had education pupil why the sea is important and how to keep it healthy, with the support of teachers. This year's theme of the festival is Time, so we decided to touch the theme of litter in the sea and how with time it changes form and becomes even more dangerous when we can't see it - in the form of microplastics. We demonstrated to the pupils why we can find plastic when we look at the seabed sediment and marine organisms under microscope and how weather and weather conditions affect litter in the sea. We have talked about how to properly separate waste. We concluded the day with loads of new knowledge and with an important message: we all need to keep our seas clean together!
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