Draft program
Draft Program
09:00 - 10:30 PM
PLENARY: Welcoming and Opening Addresses
Moderator: Ambassador Pétur Ásgeirsson, SAO Iceland
Opening by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir
Address by Morten Höglund, SAO Chair Norway
Keynote Address (TBC)
Update on the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution
Heidi Savelli-Söderberg (TBC)
Short welcome by Symposium Partners
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Coffee break
11:00 - 15:30 PM
Three parallel sessions on thematic discussions:
11:00 - 12:30 PM
THEME 1: Monitoring and assessment of plastic pollution in the Arctic
Moderator: Anne Katrine Normann, Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic, UiT Arctic University of Norway
11.00-11.15: Keynote speaker: Jennifer Provencher, Environment and Climate Change Canada
11.15-11.30: Towards a plastics research and monitoring framework for Canada’s North & Arctic. Sarah Kalhok Bourque, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) TBC
11.30-11.45: Floating microplastics in the Eurasian Arctic: spatial and temporal trends. Svetlana Pakhomova, Norwegian Institute for Water Research
11.45-12.00: Reproducible pipelines and readiness levels in plastic monitoring. Amy Lusher, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
12.00-12.15: First analysis of micro- and meso-plastic particles in sea-surface samples collected in Icelandic coastal waters. Belen Ovide, Ocean Missions TBC
12.15-12.30: Sentinels of plastic: Monitoring plastic pollution in the Sub-Arctic ecosystem using Icelandic fin whales as indicators. Odei Garcia-Garin, University of Barcelona
11:00 - 12:30 PM
THEME 2: Methodological developments to determine macro, micro and nano plastics
Moderator: Henrik Enevoldsen, Head of Ocean Science Section, ICO UNESCO (TBC)
11.00-11.15: Keynote speaker: Amy Lusher, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
11.15-11.30: Nanoplastics in Arctic' ecosystems: Myth or Reality? Julien Gigault, Takuvik (CNRS/Université Laval)
11.30-11.45: Microplastic Pollution in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. Yubo Li, Shanghai Narwhal Ocean Research Center
11.45-12.00: A pan-Arctic Monitoring program for litter and microplastics. Jennifer Provencher, Environment and Climate Change Canada
12.00-12.15: Marine litter pollution in Southern Spitsbergen – lessons learnt from 6 tonnes of litter picked up from 30 km of the coast. Adam Nawrot, forScience Foundation
12.15-12.30: Differentiating between microplastics, algae and dissolved organic matter using single particle ICPTOFMS. Lyndsey Hendriks, TOFWERK
11:00 - 12:30 PM
THEME 3: Sources and transport of plastic in the Arctic and sub-Arctic
Moderator: Wojciech Wawrzynski, Head of Science Department, ICES & Eirini Glyki, Science Professional Officer, ICES
11.00-11.15: Keynote speaker: Peter Murphy, NOAA, US Marine Litter program in Alaska
11.15-11.30: Atmospheric Microplastic in the Arctic and the Norwegian mainland. Dorte Herzke, NILU & NIPH
11.30-11.45: A plastic archive in Greenland: micro and nano particles in marine sediment. Karla Parga Martinez, University of Copenhagen
11.45-12.00: Fishing nets on the coastline of the North Atlantic region - What is causing the issue and how can it be solved? Wouter-Jan Strietman, Wageningen Economic Research
12.00-12.15: Vertical fluxes of microplastics and other anthropogenic particles measured using moored sediment traps in two Arctic glacial fjords (Svalbard archipelago). Giuseppe Suaria, CNR-ISMAR
12.15-12.30: Modeling influence of biogeochemical processes on the transport of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean. Anfisa Berezina, Norwegian Institute for Water Research NIVA
12:30 - 13:30 AM
Lunch
13:30 - 15:30 PM
THEME 1: Monitoring and assessment of plastic pollution in the Arctic (continued)
13.30-13.45: Implementing national monitoring of plastic pollution in Norway. Eivind Farmen, Miljødirektoratet
13.45-14.00: Microplastics in the ice cover of a northern freshwater lake – a four-year monitoring. Tuomo Soininen, University of Eastern Finland
14.00-14.15 Monitoring the Presence, Abundance, and Identity of Micro- and Nano-plastics of Arctic and Beringian Foodwebs. Douglas Causey, University of Alaska Anchorage TBC
14.15-14.30: Microplastics and plastic additives in salmonids from the central Canadian Arctic. Bonnie Hamilton, Environment and Change Canada
14.30-14.45 Indicators for plastic monitoring – linking the plastic value chain with environmental occurrence. Katrin Vorkamp, Aarhus University
14.45-15.30: Panel discussions
13:30 - 15:30 PM
THEME 2: Methodological developments to determine macro, micro and nano plastics (continued)
13.30-13.45: Characterization of microplastics in surface waters from Great Slave Lake and the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories. Madelaine Bourdages, Carleton University
13.45-14.00: Marine beach litter in the Baltic Sea. Outcome from the HELCOM BLUES project. Eva Blidberg, Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation
14.00-14.15 Uptake and accumulation of car tire rubber-related organic chemicals in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis). Kristin Galtung, NILU and Akvaplan-niva
14.15-14.30: Production and analysis methods for pristine and degraded microplastic and nanoplastic reference materials. Andy Booth, SINTEF Ocean
14.30-14.45 Challenges and opportunities regarding beach litter monitoring in Norway: Lessons learned from three different datasets. Marthe Larsen Haarr, Salt Lofoten AS
14.45-15.30: Panel discussions
13:30 - 15:30 PM
THEME 3: Sources and transport of plastic in the Arctic and sub-Arctic (continued)
13.30-13.45: Plastic contamination of the Barents Sea. Anna Vesman, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute TBC
13.45-14.00: Microplastic pollution in sediments around Svalbard, from sea-ice covered areas on the continental shelf to deep slope gullies. France Collard, Norwegian Institute for Water Research
14.00-14.15: Microplastic concentrations and modelling of microplastic transport in the Baltic Sea and Arctic sea ice. Hermanni Kaartokallio, Finnish Environment Institute
14.15-14.30: Evidence of highly local marine litter sources in an Arctic archipelago (Lofoten, Norway). Vilde Sørnes Solbakken, SALT Lofoten AS
14.30-14.45: Marine litter on the seafloor around Iceland: Analyzing seafloor images from benthic habitat mapping in 2004-2019. Petrún Sigurðardóttir, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute
14.45-15.30: Panel discussions
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00
PLENARY: Summary of THEMES 1, 2 AND 3
Messages from science to governments, industry, Public and the global INC process?
17:00 - 19:00
Reception hosted by the Icelandic Government
08:30 - 12:30 AM
Three parallel sessions on thematic discussions:
08:30 - 10:00
THEME 4: Impacts of marine litter in the Arctic (environmental, economic and social)
Moderator: Kristian Jensen, Communications and Program Consultant, Loforådet
08.30-08.45: Keynote speaker: Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk, ICC Canada President (TBC)
08.45-09.00: Development of a decision matrix for coastal litter clean-ups in Norway. Jannike Falk-Andersson, Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning
09.00-09.15: Social perspectives on plastic pollution. Example from northern Norway. Christina Koch, Vårt Hav. Troms og Finnmark/ Naturvernforbundet i Finnmark
09.15-09.30: Benthic organisms in Arctic ecosystems: presence and effects of nanoparticles in the context of single and multiple stressors. Charlotte Carrier-Belleau, Laval university and University College Dublin
09.30-09.45: Plastic pollution in Norwegian costal soils affect microbial diversity and soil gas composition. Gunhild Bødtker, NORCE
09.45-10.00: Characteristics of microplastic particles that influence atmospheric deposition in remote regions. Sidney Fox, Reykjavík University
08:30 - 10:00
THEME 5: Arctic challenges and solutions for improved waste management
Moderator: Hildur Hauksdóttir, Sustainability Officer, Fisheries Iceland
08.30-08.45: Keynote speaker: Jenna Jambeck, University of Georgia (TBC)
08.45-09.00: Microplastic in Gravity-driven Membrane Filtration for Cold Climate Decentralized Wastewater Treatment: Fouling Analysis and Water Quality Investigation, Selina Hube, University of Iceland - Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
09.00-09.15: Net cuttings waste from fishing: developing best practices in the fishing industry. Ryan d´Arcy Metcalfe, KIMO International
09.15-09.30: Occurrence of microplastics in the subarctic waters near a wastewater treatment plant in Reykjavík, Iceland. Ásta Margrét Ásmundsdóttir, University of Akureyri, Iceland
09.30-09.45: Novel bio-inspired alternatives to plastic packaging Arctic fisheries. Philippe Amstislavski, University of Alaska Anchorage
09.45-10.00: Plastics: From Wishcycling to Recycling. Audrey Matthews, University of Akureyri
08:30 - 10:00
THEME 6: Tackling plastic pollution: international collaboration, policies, best practices and novel developments from around the world
Moderator: Josephine Nymand, Head of Department, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
08.30-08.45: Keynote speaker: Sarah Da Silva, ECCC Canada (TBC)
08.45-09.00: FAO Global Efforts to Prevent and Reduce ALDFG, Haraldur Einarsson, Fishing Technology and operations team (NFIFO)/ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) TBC
09.00-09.15: A marine plastic cloud - Global oceanic plastic pollution mass balance in relation to the Arctic. Thomas Maes, GRID-Arendal/SEAMOHT
09.15-09.30: Plastics in dental care clinics and growing concerns about the environmental impact, Ásbjörn Jokstad, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
09.30-09.45: The Arctic on a global scale: influence of Arctic States within the ongoing global plastic treaty negotiations, Emily Cowan, SINTEF Ocean
09.45-10.00: Fighting Marine Litter in the Arctic: How to Engage Tourists, Julia Hager, mountain2ocean & PolarJournal
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:30
THEME 4: Impacts of marine litter in the Arctic (environmental, economic and social) (continued)
10.30-10.45: Educating Our Future Arctic Plastics Researchers. Matthew Johnson, Volatus Aerospace
10.45-11.00: A spatiotemporal analysis of plastic ingestion in Canadian Arctic-breeding northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis). Kristine Hanifen, Acadia University
11.00-11.15: Clean-up Norway Svalbard. Snorre Sklet, SALT
11.15-1130: Including local voices in the marine debris conversation to advance environmental justice for island and coastal communities: Perspectives from St. Paul Island, Alaska. Veronica Padula, Seattle Aquarium
11.30-11.45: Marine litter in the Arctic: Results from three years of citizen science, Malin Dahl, Keep Norway Beautiful
11.45-12.30: Panel discussions
10:30 - 12:30
THEME 5: Arctic challenges and solutions for improved waste management (continued)
10.30-10.45: Marine Debris from Wastewater Outfalls. Jake Thompson, University Centre of the Westfjords / Háskólasetur Vestfjarða
10.45-11.00: Blurred interface: How lack of coordination between governance levels obstructs waste management in fishing harbors. The case of Tromsø. Anne Gaspers, SINTEF Ocean
11.00-11.15: Creative Solutions for Marine Debris Prevention in the Arctic. Herminia Din, University of Alaska, Anchorage
11.15-1130: Bringing value to marine waste. Øistein Aleksanderen, Nofir
11.30-11.45: Challenges in Addressing ALDFG : A Focus on Korea’s Adoption of a Deposit Refund System for Fishing Gear. Yoonjung Lee, Korea Maritime Institute
11.45-12.30: Panel discussions
10:30 - 12:30
THEME 6: Tackling plastic pollution: international collaboration, policies, best practices and novel developments from around the world (continued)
10.30-10.45: Raising Awareness of Marine Litter and Engaging International Partners through the Arctic Coastal Cleanup, Kristina Tirman, Ocean Conservancy
10.45-11.00: Clean Up Iceland: The Expedition cruise industry’s efforts to clean Icelandic shorelines, Gyða Guðmundsdóttir, Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO)
11.00-11.15: Developing a solid policy framework for plastic pollution and waste management in the Arctic through multi-stakeholder co-creation - Implications for national and international policymakers and indigenous groups, Dimitris Symeonidis, Afforest4Future
11.15-1130: Experience and challenges through development of Rent Hav, Ann-Helen Ernstsen, The Norwegian center against marine litter
11.30-11.45: “Valuation of nature” as a tool to reduce (the impact of) plastic pollution. Gunn-Britt Retter, Saami Council
11.45-12.30: Panel discussions
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
PLENARY: Summary of THEMES 4, 5 AND 6
Messages from science to governments, industry, Public and the global INC process?
14:30 - 15:15
PLENARY PANEL I: Conserving the Arctic
The following three plenary panel sessions will run consecutively (45 min each) and will focus on possible solutions towards reducing plastic pollution and discuss these from the Arctic perspective, considering the outcomes of the thematic symposium sessions.
The organisers are contacting potential panel members and the titles may vary in the final agenda.
15:15 - 15:45
Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:30
PLENARY PANEL II: From Local to Global Actions
The following three plenary panel sessions will run consecutively (45 min each) and will focus on possible solutions towards reducing plastic pollution and discuss these from the Arctic perspective, considering the outcomes of the thematic symposium sessions.
The organisers are contacting potential panel members and the titles may vary in the final agenda.
16:30 - 17:15
PLENARY PANEL III: Innovative Plastic Pollution Reduction
The following three plenary panel sessions will run consecutively (45 min each) and will focus on possible solutions towards reducing plastic pollution and discuss these from the Arctic perspective, considering the outcomes of the thematic symposium sessions.
The organisers are contacting potential panel members and the titles may vary in the final agenda.
17:15 - 18:00
Ministerial Panel Discussion and Closing remarks
Ministerial Panel Discussion moderated by the Prime Minister of Iceland, Ms. Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Closing remarks: The Prime Minister of Iceland, Ms. Katrín Jakobsdóttir