Kostas Topouzelis

Let’s talk about marine plastics…. TV vs reality!

Spring is here! Everything is raging. The surface of the sea around Lesvos Island is covered by large layers of pollen. It looks like a phytoplankton bloom, or marine mucilage. The extent is impressive!

Photo shooting today. Marine Remote Sensing Group “birds” ready for action. University of the Aegean, Dept of Marine Sciences

The Plastic Litter Project 2021 (PLP2021) promo video is finally out. Very proud of our achievement. Next summer our target should have the shape of peace... youtube.com/watch?v=rV985XO_…

eMBA: four new letters in my CV from today. What a journey! I started thinking about it after my bachelor degree on Environmental Studies, more than 20 years ago. Now is a fact! Thank you Mania Mavri for the beautiful ceremony and Elli Amboulou for the long patience!

Thrilled to participate in the UN Ocean Decade Laboratory Satellite Activity "Remote Sensing and Smart Tech for Marine Litter". Here is the link for the participation. aircentre.org/remote-sensing…

Rinia island is very beautiful! Marine Remote Sensing Group - Dept of Marine Sciences and A C Laskaridis Charitable Foundation work together to protect it from plastic pollution. The involvement of the local community is essential and the hospitality of Kdeppam Mykonos was great

Great team today with students of @uaegean the @UoA_mrsg. The huge target of the Plastic Litter Project 2021 #PLP2021 is history. The target remained for four months on the sea surface and now we have valuable data for further analysis.

The PLP2021 target moved next to the shore and it ready for disassembly… Last day in the water. plp.aegean.gr – at Mytiline, Greece

I am very proud about Project Rineia: An important archeological site in the center of environmental monitoring for plastic litter pollution. A C Laskaridis Charitable Foundation, SciDrones and GET. @UoA_mrsg - Dept of Marine Sciences @uaegean More on: mrsg.aegean.gr/?content=&nav… – at Mytiline, Greece

I love this video! Describes so nicely our efforts to the kids!. Thank you, @ESA_EO, @esa . youtu.be/UYpcTkaspwg

PLP2021: Plastic Vs Natural material. Our huge targets are really cool on Sentinel-2 imagery. 🎯🎯 A step closer to detect floating marine plastics from space. More on plp.aegean.gr/ @UoA_mrsg | Dept of Marine Sciences | @uaegean