Tuesday June 3, 2025
A Virtual Event for All
This virtual webinar hosted by the University of New Hampshire's, Coastal Response Research Center is made possible through the partnership with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Disaster Preparedness Program (DPP) and the Disaster Response Center. This informational webinar session will delve into PPPP/Nurdle response as follow-up to the previous workshop held in 2023.
Objectives
- Improve and enhance collaboration among responders and researchers for PPPP incidents;
- Evaluate recent (since 2023 workshop) PPPP case studies for challenges and lessons learned;
- Explore operational response guidelines/recommendations for response to PPPP incidents (e.g., clean up levels, technologies, procedures);
- Review recent research (since 2023 workshop) relevant to PPPP fate and behavior, detection, response, and impacts;
- Discuss next steps.
Agenda
Presentations
Will be available post-event
Resources
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Resource Website
Recommendations for the carriage of plastic pellets by sea
UK/Ireland Response Working Group
Impacts of Mixed Microplastics on Marine Life, ECO 4/29/2025
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
A Virtual Event: Breakout Group Discussion
Scenario-based, small group breakout group discussions will be conducted on June 4th (day 2) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm EST. RSVP's are required for this virtual breakout group event.
Agenda & discussion questions here>>
Steering Committee
- Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire
- Troy Baker, NOAA OR&R Assessment and Restoration Division, Coastal Response Research Center
- Lisa DiPinto, Coastal Response Research Center
- Jessica Conway, NOAA OR&R Marine Debris Program
- Emily Setser, NOAA OR&R Disaster Preparedness Program, Disaster Response Center
- Dana Tulis, USCG Emergency Management
Dan Takaki, NOAA OR&R Assessment and Restoration Division
- Questions? Please contact Kathy Mandsager
