{"id":2645,"date":"2023-02-17T14:15:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T12:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=2645"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:25:30","slug":"ocean-under-pressure-microplastics-overfishing-citizen-science","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/event\/ocean-under-pressure-microplastics-overfishing-citizen-science\/","title":{"rendered":"09:00 &#8211; 19:00 &nbsp; | &nbsp; Ocean under Pressure: Microplastics, Overfishing &#038; Citizen Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\">\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2645 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Copyright \u00a9 [2026], Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute. All rights reserved\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27533%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20533%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27533%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Copyright \u00a9 [2026], Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute. All rights reserved. (1)\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.-1.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%271350%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%201350%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%271350%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.-1-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.-1-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Copyright \u00a9 [2026], Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute. 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(3)\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.-3.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.-3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.-3-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.-3-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved.-3-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Copyright \u00a9 [2026], Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute. All rights reserved.\" data-caption=\"\" href='https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved-1.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved-1-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved-1-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Copyright-\u00a9-2026-Cyprus-Marine-and-Maritime-Institute.-All-rights-reserved-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>The Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interactive activity that introduces participants to the combined impact of microplastic pollution and overfishing on marine ecosystems through a citizen science approach. Participants explore a simulated marine ecosystem affected by microplastics and overfishing. They observe polluted water containing microplastics and attempt to remove them using simple filtration materials, realising that these pollutants are difficult to eliminate once dispersed. The activity then progresses to a fishing simulation, where participants remove fish under different scenarios (sustainable vs excessive) and observe how overfishing reduces the ecosystem\u2019s ability to recover, especially when combined with pollution. Through this process, participants understand that multiple human pressures interact and amplify environmental degradation, highlighting the importance of prevention, sustainable practices, and the role of citizen science in collecting data and understanding environmental changes. Participants act as citizen scientists by observing clean and polluted water, forming a simple hypothesis, and testing filtration methods using different materials. They then simulate fishing at different intensities and record basic data, such as the amount of pollution removed and the number of fish remaining. By comparing results, they draw conclusions about the limitations of pollution removal, the impact of overfishing, and the importance of sustainable practices, following the steps of the scientific method: hypothesis, experiment, observation, and conclusion.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>&lt;&lt; <a href=\"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/programme\/category\/30-april-2026-en\/\">Programme<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interactive activity that introduces participants to the combined impact of microplastic pollution and overfishing on marine ecosystems through a citizen science approach. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5101,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[141],"class_list":["post-2645","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-30-april-2026-en","cat_30-april-2026-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5250,"href":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2645\/revisions\/5250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scyence.cyi.ac.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=2645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}