SPASS (Small Plastics in the Ocean’s Interior: coherent Analysis and Synthesis for better Scrutiny) is established under the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) as the Working Group 174. SPASS tries to address critical gaps in understanding small plastics in the ocean interior by harmonizing methods for sampling, measurement, and data reporting of small plastics across the water column. The working group will develop better-practice standards, validate existing datasets, promote open data sharing, and strengthen international and regional research capacity.

Chairs

Shiye Zhao (Japan), Luisa Galgani (Italy), Karin Kvale (New Zealand)

Full Members

Giuseppe Suaria (Italy), Roswati Md Amin (Malaysia), Sara Purca (Peru), Clara Manno (UK), Martin Löder (Germany), Lixin Zhu (China-Beijing), Ryan Bos (USA)

Associate Members

Martin Thiel (USA), Anela Choy (USA), Helge Niemann (Netherlands), Seung-Kyu Kim (South Korea), Tristan Naidoo (South Africa), Mufti Petala Patria (Indonesia)