Public (O)
Session Sub-category Public
Session ID O-03
Title Everything you need to know about marine plastics pollution
Short Title Ocean Plastics Pollution Literacy
Main Convener Name Hitoshi Nakai
Affiliation Kobuchisawa Research Institute for Nature and Education
Co-Convener 1 Name Atsuhiko Isobe
Affiliation Kyushu University, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
Co-Convener 2 Name Shinichiro Kako
Affiliation Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University
Co-Convener 3 Name Hirofumi Hinata
Affiliation Ehime University
Session Language 
J
Scope 
   At the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, "14 Protect the richness of the oceans and seas" was put forward as one of the SDGs, with the goal of protecting 
the marine environment.
   Plastic pollution caused by plastics produced and discarded daily in the marine environment reaches even the most remote areas from land, and it is feared that it will not only 
take the lives of marine life but also deal a major blow to communities that depend on 
fishing and tourism. However, there is still insufficient scientific knowledge about the fate of plastic waste that leaks from daily life. Plastic waste flows from rivers into the sea, and then the fine fragments (microplastics) that are broken down spreads  in  oceans and 
atmosphere. The fate of these missing plastics is a response problem of the geoscience 
system, including the ecosystem, to the release of the pollutant plastic, and is one of the 
important themes that JpGU must address. Environmental destruction caused by marine plastic pollution may bring about major disasters to the creatures on earth in the near 
future. As part of environmental and disaster prevention education, it is necessary to 
learn about marine plastic pollution, gather many wisdoms, and discuss 
countermeasures.
Presentation Format Oral and Poster presentation
Invited Authors Atsuhiko Isobe (Kyushu University, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics)
Shinichiro Kako (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University)
Hirofumi Hinata (Ehime University)
Time Presentation No Title Presenter
Oral Presentation May 25 PM1
13:45 - 14:10 O03-01 Ocean Plastic Pollution, its current status and future view Atsuhiko Isobe
14:10 - 14:35 O03-02 Diagnosing ocean plastic pollution with remote sensing and AI-driven image analysis. Shinichiro Kako
14:35 - 15:00 O03-03 What amount of plastic litter is generated annually by beach users in Japan? Hirofumi Hinata