Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Tara (35XI) |
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Cruise identifier | 2019 Leg 2 |
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Cruise period | 2019-06-08 — 2019-06-11 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Saint-Malo, France |
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Port of return | London, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | The TARA Europe Expedition aims to meet several complementary goals
1. Evaluate the composition of microplastics to better understand their origin.
2. Explore the fragmentation of plastics to nano-plastics.
3. Evaluate the effect of plastics on biodiversity.
4. Predict the fate of plastics at sea from riverine inputs. |
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Chief scientist | Jean-Francois Ghiglione (Banyuls-sur-mer Oceanological Observatory) |
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Cruise report | (0.84 MB) |
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NPRC | (4.14 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel Unknown |
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Specific | Thames Estuary |