Press and Media

The Research and Work Teams of the Research Proposal COUPLING II are committed to disseminating scientific knowledge to society and transferring it to  relevant political authorities in the face of environmental events that  impact the public. Below, some examples are given in various fields within the researchers' expertise.

The Research and Work Team of the Research Proposal COUPLING II has participated in several TV and  radio interviews, explaining to society the challenging issue of  managing the increasing abundance of plastics in the world's oceans.

Date: 23th of November, 2022  

Source: https://youtu.be/BHUlBCx5vrQ?si=-Mvs3S1C24EnDFIo&t=1198

TV Interview to Dr. Francisco Machín Jiménez y Marcos Cividanes García en Telenoticias 2.

Topic: The arrival of plastic tags from lobster traps released by the fishing industry in USA and Canada.
 

The Research and Work Team of COUPLING II has participated in several TV and  radio interviews, explaining to society the challenging issue of  managing the increasing abundance of plastics in the world's oceans.

Date: 12th of January, 2024 

TV Interview to Dr. Borja Aguiar González in Ponte al Día - RTVC.

Topic: The recurrent arrival of pellets to the Canary Islands.

Article published in The Conversation about Plastics in the Ocean.

Title: Muchas caídas al mar de contenedores de pélets son evitables            

Date: 17th of January, 2024 

Source: https://theconversation.com/muchas-caidas-al-mar-de-contenedores-de-pelets-son-evitables-221193  

Authoship: Daura Vega Moreno. Profesora Contratada Doctora de Química Analítica, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 

Topic: The recurrent arrival of pellets to the Canary Islands.