Events 2022
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people sensitized
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classes visited
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general public stands
Stand dans les locaux de Mistral Marine, à Bormes-les-Mimosas
Bormes-les-Mimosas
Nous avons installé notre stand dans les locaux de Mistral Marine, loueur de bateau. Après 2 h de sensibilisation, nous avons enchainé sur un moment convivial avec un apéritif à base de tapenade !
Le 18 juillet
Stand à Porquerolles
île de Porquerolles
Nous avons tenu un stand sur le quai d'embarquement de l'île de Porquerolles. Nous avons rencontré beaucoup de monde, souvent pressés de prendre la navette... Un vrai challenge un jour de canicule ! De belles rencontres avec des familles, et même une colonie de vacances !
Le 17 juillet
Stand à Macinaggio
Macinaggio,
Corse
Nous avons tenu un stand devant la capitainerie de Macinaggio en fin de journée et sensibilisé les plaisanciers, locaux et touristes de passage. C'était le dernier port de Corse avant le grand retour vers le continent ! Merci au port pour son accueil.
Le 12 juillet
Evènement à la poste de Erbalonga
Erbalonga,
Corse
A l'occasion de l'inauguration d'un timbre poste sur l'archéologie sous-marine, nous avons tenu un stand toute la journée sur la place devant la poste du petit village de Erbalonga. Nous étions en compagnie de l'association corse Mare Vivu. Nous avons ainsi pu échanger avec Pierre-Ange, Emma et Léa, qui nous ont montré leur stand et parlé de leur expérience de la pollution plastique en Corse. Un échange très intéressant !
Le 8 juillet
Stand à la capitainerie de Porto-Vecchio
Porto Vecchio,
Corse
Nous avons tenu un stand en fin de journée devant la capitainerie de Porto Vecchio. Nous étions accompagnés de Olivier Sanna, de la société de dépollution MareCorsica. Il détient un petit bateau équipé pour ramasser les déchets, filtrer les microplastiques et fixer les hydrocarbures. Il a pu en faire la démonstration aux passants venus sur notre stand.
Le 4 juillet
Stand à la capitainerie de Bonifacio
Bonifacio,
Corse
Nous avons tenu un stand toute la journée devant la capitainerie de Bonifacio. Beaucoup d'échanges très intéressant, avec des touristes français mais pas seulement : nous avons rencontré des belges, des allemands, des italiens, des canadiens, des américains ! Le jeu du tri était de sortie, ainsi que les flyers zéro-déchets. L'occasion d'échanger sur nos modes de consommation.
Le 29 juin
Sensibilisation à l'école primaire de Bonifacio
Bonifacio,
Corse
Nous sommes intervenu auprès de 4 classes de CM1 et CM2 de l'école primaire de Bonifacio, juste avant le départ en grandes vacances ! Une des classes gérait une AME et notre intervention tombait à merveille pour terminer l'année ! C'était aussi l'occasion de distribuer les derniers cahiers de Fabrice de l'expédition, puisqu'il s'agissait de notre toute dernière intervention en classe pour cette expédition.
Le 28 juin
Sensibilisation sur la plage de Castelsardo avec le Bulli surfclub
Castelsardo, Sardaigne
En partenariat avec la mairie et le club de surf local également membre de l'association Plastic free, nous avons sensibilisé une vingtaines de jeunes entre 16 et 19 ans à la pollution microplastique. Nous leur avons parlé de notre expédition, montré notre matériel, puis tous ensemble nous avons improvisé un ramassage de microplastiques sur cette plage qui en était remplie ! Des pellets par milliers, provenant d'une ancienne usine de plastiques un peu plus loin sur la côte... Puis nous avons hissé sur la plage le drapeau bleu symbolique en compagnie de l'adjoint au maire, des sauveteurs en mer et du club de surf.
Le 27 juin
Stand de sensibilisation à Ajaccio
Nous avons tenu un stand en fin d'après-midi devant la capitainerie du port d'Ajaccio afin de sensibiliser les plaisanciers et les passants à la pollution microplastique. Nous avons pu montrer un de nos échantillons prélevé, et joué avec les enfants au jeu écosys !
Ajaccio, Corse
Le 22 juin
Intervention with CM1/CM2 of the Forcioli Conti school
We visited a CM1/CM2 class and a CM2 class from the Forcioli Conti school in Ajaccio. On the program: educational games for 45 minutes in small groups of 6. For the first time, in addition to the fresco of plastic and the plastic odyssey, we released the Ecosys game. The children were able to build their ecosystem by placing species while countering the threat cards! A good opportunity to discover the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean!
Ajaccio, Corsica
June 21
Stand on the port of Calvi
From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., we held a stand to raise awareness of microplastic pollution with tourists and boaters in the port of Calvi. Very interesting exchanges, in particular with a researcher from Stareso, the marine research station based in Calvi, or a member of the neighboring diving club.
Calvi, Corsica
June 19
Raising awareness of a fifth grade class with the Mare Vivu association
Roya beach, Saint Florent, Corsica
We joined Pierre-Ange, Emma and Léa from the Corsican association Mare Vivu which was raising awareness among a 5th grade class in Bastia. On the program for the day: collection of waste and characterization of the sea line, koh lanta, quiz and topo on Posidonia. On our side, we told them about our project, we showed them our nets followed by an ocean fresco workshop.
Mare Vivu is a Corsican association of eco-volunteering, specialized in the fight against plastic pollution in the Mediterranean, and committed to low-tech research, local recycling experiments and the promotion of zero waste. In particular, each year it organizes the Corseacare mission, a one-month tour of Corsica in a trimaran to collect waste on the beaches.
June 16
Raising awareness at the Paul Langevin school
We visited Valérie Col-Muffat's class and her 24 CM2 students. The class manages an AME (educational marine area) located in Anse Magaud and the children are therefore very aware of the protection of the coasts! They were delighted with our intervention and to receive Fabrice's notebooks. A big thank you to the teacher for her welcome and her involvement in the environmental education of her students.
The guard
June 9
Awareness week in Gruissan
During our 5 days of stopover in the port of Gruissan, the town hall had concocted a great program of events, varied and raising awareness of all audiences: class visits, stand on the market and at the harbor master's office, cinema-debate, and conference. A big thank you to the town hall and the port of Gruissan for all the organization and their support for our project!
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Stand in the market
We held a stand all morning on the Gruissan market alongside EffetMer, a brand of plastic glasses recycled from wild waste, and Rescue Ocean, an association for the protection of the oceans and which organizes waste collections. Great inspiring and motivating encounters!
May 14
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Stand in front of the harbor master's office
We spent the whole day in the “Cabanatroc”, a trailer built and decorated by young people from the MJC (youth center) in Gruissan. In front of the harbor master's office, visitors follow one another: the opportunity to show our boat in real life and to talk about our actions in a concrete way.
May 15
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Lectures for schools and the general public
We held two conferences in the Maison de la Méditerranée, which was made available to us. The first was for 60 5th grade students from the Gruissan college. We were able to show them our nets, and the presentation ended with a quiz. Then, at the end of the afternoon, we held a conference for the general public, in the company of EffetMer. The elected officials of the town hall of Gruissan were present. We ended the day with a convivial aperitif on the boat!
May 16
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Raising awareness among classes at Gruissan primary school
We visited 5 classes of the college of Gruissan: CM1, CM2 and CE2.
May 17
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Screening of a film with Surfrider
On the evening of May 17, we attended a screening of the film "Fish people" organized by the Surfrider branch of Gruissan, followed by a discussion on the protection of our oceans and plastic pollution._cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_
May 17
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Raising awareness among schoolchildren at the Cap d'Agde nautical center
Cap d'Agde
For a whole day, we educated 7 classes from different establishments in Agde: the F. Bazille school, the Victor Hugo school and the Jules Ferry school, from CP to CE2. A busy day and a real marathon to organise! A big thank you to the nautical center for having lent us the room!
May 12
Raising awareness at the André Malraux school in La Grande Motte
La Grande Motte
We went to the André Malraux school to raise awareness in 4 primary classes: CE1, CE2 and CM1. The children were very motivated and participated a lot!
May 9
Raising awareness of a 5th grade class with Léna, from the Camargue Regional Natural Park
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhone
We organized a joint awareness campaign with Léna Collet, eco-guard at the Camargue Regional Nature Park for a 5th grade class at Robespierre College in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. While Léna made the children aware of the characterization of a sea line, we told them about our scientific experiments and our project, the food chain and plastic pollution using a game taken from the ocean fresco. . A great meeting with Léna who also told us about her job as an ecoguard in the park.
May 5
Raising awareness in the Marine Educational Area of a CM2 class
Beach of Saint-Esteve, Frioul
With the boat, we went to the Marine Educational Area (AME) managed by the CM2s of the Accoules school and their mistress, Cécile Barbarin, in partnership with the Calanques National Park. We carried out a sampling with a closing net in front of the beach, while the whole class watched us from the rocks. Then we went to meet them on the beach, and it was an opportunity for a great mutual exchange: presentation of our project and microplastic pollution, while the children told us about the fauna and flora of Friuli and the management of their AME. We were for the excursion accompanied by Téo, an intern at the Calanques National Park. A very nice meeting!
May 3
Conference at Lacordaire high school in Marseille
Marseilles
As part of their ecology week, we were able to give a conference to the 1st and final classes of the Lacordaire high school. Many very interesting exchanges and the opportunity to tell them about our studies and our background.
May 2nd
Raising awareness at the primary level of the Chateau sec school in Marseille
Marseilles
We intervened with 7 classes of the Chateau sec school, from the big section to CM2.
May 2nd
Stand at the quay of honor in front of the town hall of Marseille
Marseilles
On May 1st, in the afternoon, we held an awareness stand in front of the town hall of Marseille, very close to the boat which was moored at the quay of honor for the occasion!
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Sensitization of the children of the language school Prestige Idiomas
Port Roses, Spain
April 29
We educated about thirty children in English, as part of their language course. The presentation and the games were a great success! We even signed autographs... Many thanks to Maite Muñoz, director of the language school, for welcoming us.
Sensitization of the classes of the French high school of Barcelona
Sensitization all day at the French school in Barcelona. On the program: 3 classes of CM2, a class of CE1, 2 classes of CM1, a class of 4th and a class of CE2. The students were very interested and motivated! We were interviewed by the CE2 class who did a little radio show about us! (to listen to it, click here ) The school newspaper also did an article. Many thanks to Clarisse Mbobda for organizing the day.
Barcelona, Spain
April 25
Stand at the port of Cala Figera
Stand on the port of Cala Figuera to raise awareness among passing tourists. We made great encounters: Germans, Belgians, Spaniards, and French! Thanks to the port of Cala Figuera for their welcome!
April 21
Cala Figuera, Majorca
Turtle release with the Oceanogràfic de Valencia Foundation
Three sea turtles were released on the beach in Valence with veterinary teams and volunteers from the foundation. The Oceanogràfic foundation recovers injured turtles and treats them before returning them to their natural habitat. Many thanks to Pepa Ferrando and Alicia Borque for this magical event!
April 13
Valencia, Spain
Conference at the Polytechnic University of Valencia
Conference given in English on microplastic pollution to an audience of international students. Many thanks to the International Office of the ETSIAMN ( Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y del Medio Natural) of the UPV for organizing this conference!
Valencia, Spain
April 12
Sensitization of the classes of the French high school of Alicante
Alicante, Spain
Raising awareness about the port of the 8 classes of CE2 and CM1 of the French high school: presentation of the boat and our experiences, game of the fresco of plastic and the food chain. For the classes that couldn't come (8 CP and CE1 classes), we were able to organize a video intervention with a personalized tour of the boat!
April 7 and 8
Cartagena, Spain
Installation of an awareness stand on the port with the help of the Yacht Port of Cartagena.
April 2nd
Awareness stand in the port of Cartagena
March 30: intervention at the French school in Malaga
Málaga, Spain
March 30
Awareness of 7 classes: a large-section class, 3 classes of CE1, one of CE2 and one of CM1.
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Awareness stand at the Port Saint-Louis du Rhône market
Collection of marine litter with the Azur Project in Cerbère
Conference at the port of Gruissan
Waste collection in Malmousque with 1 waste per day
Awareness stand at the Bandol market
Awareness stand at the La Ciotat port market
Awareness stand at the Cogolin market
Salon "Talents de Femmes" with Soroptimist
TEDx AgroParisTech with Benjamin Pannetier, expedition 2020
Return of the 2019 team expedition to the Sorbonne
Return of the 2019 team expedition to the Maison des Océans
Return of the 2019 team expedition to the Aquarium of Paris
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SEA Plastics 2019 at the Sea XXL
SEA Plastics 2019 at the Collioure Scientific Colloquium
SEA Plastics 2019 participated in the Argonautica festival
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At this time the team left Cagliari and therefore carried out its conference on the open sea by telephone. The college students were able to watch the presentation film of the expedition then Julie, Frédéric and Quiterie made a quick presentation and then the public was able to ask questions. It was a very windy day, so the team took refuge in the cockpit to get out of the wind to carry out their presentation.
SEA Plastics 2019 at the SEA YOU event in Genoa
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The four SEA Plastics 2019 team members traveled to Genoa to participate in the SEA YOU event. They carried out an intervention aimed at raising awareness among future boat buyers. can be put in place on board in order to limit plastic pollution on board and harmful discharges into the sea.
The team was also able to learn about ecoutant the interventions of naval architects, builders of energy-efficient yachts and other actors for a more respectful yachting the environment.
SEA Plastics 2019 at Monaco Ocean Week
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SEA Plastics 2019 was one of the winners of Beyond Plastic Med - BeMed . These two days allowed Frédéric, Julie and Quiterie to meet many actors in the fight against plastic pollution from all around the Mediterranean. Thus, the team was able to dialogue with leaders of other exciting initiatives. It was also an opportunity to meet the IUCN, Surfrider, Tara Expedition and BeMed which are pillars in the fight against plastic pollution.
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco was also present at this event. The team took the opportunity to invite him to visit the boat... which he kindly accepted! SEA Plastics 2019 therefore had the honor to have him on board to explain their project to them. They had the chance to discuss various subjects with him and to benefit from the richness of this meeting around a drink in the boat.
The project was selected mainly for the awareness campaign which will take place in June and July on the French coast. With a professional, a documentary will also be produced, focusing on plastic pollution.
A big thank you to the entire organizing team and to all the other winners for these times of sharing.
Evening of AgroParisTech sustainable projects
– Three generations of SEA Plastics –
The 2017 and 2018 teams were present at the Agroparistech Sustainable Projects Evening to represent SEA Plastic. It was an opportunity for the association to introduce itself to former graduates of the school, to discover the other projects, as well as to give an overview of its evolution for those who have followed the association since its creation, there are 3 years now. The 2019 team made a film from Monaco to explain their expedition.
These generations continue to increase since the 2020 team is already formed to take up the torch. The adventure goes on !
Merci à AgroParisTech Alumni et à la Fondation Agroparistech pour l'invitation à cette soirée et pour their support.
Launch of the SEA Plastics Expedition 2019
The 2019 team is adorned with its most beautiful marinières for its departure party. The whole team was present, Frédéric, Julie, Quiterie and Perrine. A family event rich in encounters thanks to the boaters who came, intrigued by this flocked boat present for 7 months in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône.
A beautiful evening which gives us courage to hoist the sails during our first stop: Monaco!
SEA Plastics 2019 at the Agricultural Show
Quiterie and Frédéric presented the SEA Plastics 2019 project at the International Agricultural Show. The AgroParisTech stand welcomed them in order to promote the association and the project at the show.
The environment and agriculture are closely linked and the problem of plastic is also topical in the fields.
Return party from the 2018 expedition at the Aquarium de Paris
In 2018, the crew organized a return party from the expedition at the Aquarium de Paris. On occasion, the doors of the aquarium were open to visitors many came: 350 people were able to discover during the visit to the aquarium a film retracing the adventures of the 2018 expedition, and photos of the crew in action! This visit was completed by a conference-debate presented by the 2018 crew: Lucie, Marine, Sarah, Florian and Marie, who presented the missions of Sea Plastics, a review of their experience and the results obtained, and the prospects for the association for the year 2019.
The port of Carnon celebrates the Sea
While the boaters of Carnon and their boats dressed up for the Fête de la Mer, we were waiting for them at the lunch break to share our experience with them and discuss together the solutions to be put in place to protect our oceans.
Meeting boaters and hikers in the creeks of Cassis
We had the opportunity to hold a discovery stand on plastic pollution and its impacts at the entrance to the Calanques de Cassis National Park.
With 20,000 visitors per day in summer, it was not easy for the crew! But it was above all an opportunity for us to spread the message as much as possible, to a public in direct contact with the marine environment.
The ports of the Rade de Toulon turn blue
The Rade de Toulon CCI brings together 3 ports: Toulon, Saint-Mandrier and La Seyne-sur-Mer. At the end of the school year, the ports have invited local school children to an event specially dedicated to them: the Rade Bleue de Toulon. We were able to carry out workshops there to discover plastic pollution in the marine environment for more than 150 students, from kindergarten to CM1.
They were motivated as never before, perhaps by the approach of the holidays? In any case, it was a great pleasure for us to share this with them!
Stand - discovery at the Bandol sailing club
The Société Nautique de Bandol generously welcomed us to its premises for the end-of-year youth regatta. The opportunity for us to have them carry out workshops on marine food chains and the impact of microplastics at each link in it!
Good luck to them for the future!
The port of Cap d'Ail celebrates
We took the opportunity to meet another of our partners: the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, which has supported us since the creation of the association in 2017. Without forgetting to visit this beautiful aquarium!
We were able to meet young and old alike on this stand, an enriching day!
As a bonus, we had the honor of a visit from Nicole Lançon from the Soroptimist club in Menton, an NGO that has been supporting us since the 2018 expedition was set up. Thanks to her!
Schoolchildren focus on the environment in Menton
8 groups of CM1/CM2 students attended our activities to discover pollution and marine food chains.
This beautiful day was completed by other activities around the protection of the marine environment, offered by Les Petits Débrouillards or Souffleurs d'Ecume for example.
It was a pleasure to meet these great associations that are worth the detour and all these motivated students!
Port Canto in Cannes celebrates the Environment
We were lucky enough to be invited to Cannes for the Port Canto environmental festival.
A busy program awaited us:
Sunday June 3: stand for the general public with cocktail ;
Monday June 4: participation in a round table on the theme of marine litter, along with other organizations interested in these issues
We had the pleasure of meeting other associations, attending the inauguration of a jellyfishbot, and even meeting the Mayor of Cannes, who did not fail to congratulate us!
It was not easy, but in return, what great encounters and discoveries of other great projects!
Discovery stand in Saint-Raphaël
During our stopover in Saint-Raphael, we had a stand in the port of Santa Lucia where we had the pleasure of meeting passers-by and yachtsmen from the port. This stand was an opportunity to discover our actions, the impact of plastic pollution on living things and the ways to remedy it on its own scale.
Workshop at the port of Ajaccio
On the occasion of the visit of the Tino Rossi port of Ajaccio, the voluntary pupils of the elementary school came to visit us. We led a workshop on everyday plastic waste and its impact on marine biodiversity.
We were surprised to see that the children knew a lot about marine pollution and were very interested, thanks to them and the teaching team!
Stopover for young and old in Bonifacio
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Stand and conference at the harbor master's office
On Tuesday May 22, we went to Bonifacio to hold a stand to raise awareness of plastic pollution, followed by a conference-debate. to discuss with them the ecological practices to adopt on a boat, and to inform about the impact of plastic on marine ecosystems.
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Elementary school intervention
On Wednesday 23, we went to meet the CM1 class from the city's elementary school to do a workshop on everyday plastic waste and its impact on biodiversity. We thank the teaching team for allowing us to raise awareness among the students, and the students for their calm and interest!
Three days in Port-Saint-Louis-du- Rhône
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10th Camargue Festival
It is with great joy that we participated in the 10th Camargue Festival in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône! We hosted a stand on the festival site on Friday May 11, with workshops for young and old. We were able to present our actions and answer the most curious questions!
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Conference at the city's captaincy
We would like to thank all the port staff, the boaters present at the conference, as well as the elected officials of the city of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, for their welcome si warm and friendly !
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Intervention at Henry Leroy high school
On Monday 14, we were invited to speak at the Henry Leroy high school for a conference, followed by the screening of the film "La Pollution Invisible".
The classes present (two classes of 3rd and two classes of 2dne) had already taken part in depollution actions on the city's beaches.
We would like to thank the entire teaching team, the staff of the establishment and the students. Thank you for your attention your questions !
Launch of the 2018 Expedition at the port of Etel
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For the start of the Sea Plastics 2018 expedition, we organized with the town hall of Etel a launch party which encouraged us a lot before setting sail.
3 p.m. - La Rivière cinema room
Screening of the film "The Invisible Pollution", followed by a conference
5 p.m. - In front of the auction
Presentation of the boat, call for sponsorship for the conversion of the Municipal Cooler and friendship drink
Conference Discovery of the 2018 program
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At AgroParisTech, the school where three of us study, the 2018 team presented for the first time in their expedition.
On the program, meeting with the crew, discovering the scientific program and the trajectory, its awareness-raising actions at stopovers, and its Zero waste on board challenge!
We would like to warmly thank the clubs Île de France of the Soroptismist association International for their support!
An NGO that defends human rights for all and the status and condition of women throughout the world.
International Agricultural Show
Sea Plastics was present at the International Agricultural Show on the AgroParisTech stand on February 26 and 27, 2018.
On the occasion of the presentation of the first MOOC dedicated to preventing food waste in France , 3 generations of Sea Plastics were able to present_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_the challenges of plastic pollution at sea, the scientific program of the 2018 sea team, and their zero waste challenge!
Conference - Debate "The Invisible Pollution"
On the program: presentation by the Sea Plastics 2017 team of the project, its genesis and its realization to the comrades of the AgroParisTech school as well as to the teaching and administrative teams. Not to mention the screening of the film shot on board the Lab during the expedition!
Sea Plastics Throwback Party 2017
300 people were present this evening at the Aquarium de Paris to attend our return conference!
We were able to share with them our scientific research as well as the highlights experienced during the work and on the boat. This was the first major screening of the film "La Pollution Invisible" which will then be shown for 6 months at the Aquarium.
We were also able to discuss in smaller groups around a friendly aperitif with all the donors, without whom Sea Plastics could not have been possible!