Tara 2019 Leg 3
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Tara (35XI) |
| Cruise identifier | 2019 Leg 3 |
| Cruise period | 2019-06-13 — 2019-06-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | London, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Hamburg, Germany |
| Purpose | Research |
| 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. |
| Chief scientist | Jean-Francois Ghiglione (Banyuls-sur-mer Oceanological Observatory) |
| NPRC |  (4.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel Unknown |
| Specific | Thames Estuary |
