Goals

IMP.act aims to:

1. Identify the main inputs, hotspots of accumulation and sources and distribution patterns of microplastics (MP) in Galway Bay and its environs;

2. Assess quantitative and qualitative MPs retrieved from environmental samples across Galway Bay;

3. Assess ingestion of MP in characteristic marine species in this geographic area;

4. Provide a spatio-temporal basis for statistical and distribution models;

5. Create educational outreach and awareness materials and

6. Develop a management tool to inform policy makers.