Plankton and Plastic Ocean Expedition

We worked with the students of the Lingnan University on a Plankton and Plastic Ocean Expedition. Over 1 day boat trip in Sai Kung, students learned about

• Citizen Science
• Biology
• Bamboo spitting
• Scientific Tool Design
• Rapid Prototyping

and

• Team working
• Leadership
• Creativity

First, see the results: some creative designs and interesting observations! Only in one day! By students with almost no prior experience. Well done ladies and gents.  

Find out more detailed documentation from our instructables: 

https://www.instructables.com/id/Plankton-Microplastic-Drag-Net/

We found 2-3 zooplanktons. We took microscopic images and upload them for identification on iNaturalist.
Observation #1: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26446398
Observation #2: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26446399
Observation #3: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26447099
Observation #4: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26447316
Apart from zooplankton, we also found algae, debris of shell, insect wing and plastic thread.

Here are some of the pictures of the expedition:

We planned to take sample from 2 different routes. One near the coast (Red line), another one further away from coastline (Blue line). Each route have 5 checkpoints.