AUSMAP ReefClean Training Day – Gladstone QLD

Learn about AUSMAP and participate in this full-day training and accreditation workshop on the field sampling methodology for collecting, sorting and identifying microplastics.

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Join AUSMAP experts to become an accredited AUSMAP Ambassador.

• Gain a broader environmental awareness on the issue of plastics and deeper insight into the microplastic problem
• What are microplastics, where we can find them in our local community, and how AUSMAP is helping to reduce this problem, along with your help!
• Learn about the current state of affairs across Australia and how we can manage these issues
• Gain hands-on experience by undertaking a scientific microplastic sample along a local shoreline – contributing to data collection that will be added to national microplastic database and hotspot map
• Field sampling will be followed by a practical accreditation in the afternoon session, an essential part of the official AUSMAP program – on completion, you will become an accredited AUSMAP Ambassador
• Program is directly linked to the Australian curriculum – great for educators!

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ReefClean is funded by the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and is delivered by Tangaroa Blue Foundation and ReefClean partners including AUSMAP.