Ocean State Initiative for Marine Plastics
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Projects

OSIMAP originated from a Rhode Island SeaGrant funded program in 2020. However, our initiative is the culumulation of multiple historic, currently funded and unfunded projects, outlined below.

Currently Funded

Establishing the spatial and temporal distribution of microplastics within Narragansett Bay

Establishing the spatial and temporal distribution of microplastics within Narragansett Bay

Currently Funded

Are microplastics a vector for organic pollutants and disease in marine food webs?

Are microplastics a vector for organic pollutants and disease in marine food webs?

Currently Funded

OSIMAP is working to better inform stakeholders and the general public of the impact of marine plastics on our ocean.