Location: Technopolis @ Athens – MARLISCO Exhibition in the 1st Athens Science Festival
Dates: 30 April – 04 May 2014
Description: The MARLISCO Exhibition in Greece was first displayed during the 1st Athens Science Festival. More than 5,000 visitors including school groups, university researchers, families, artists and scientists took part in the rich 5 day long Science Festival that took place in Technopolis, Athens. Amongst them 1600 students.
Photographs from site:
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- The wall of pledges
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- The wall of pledges of what individuals can do to address the issue of litter in the sea.
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- The wall full of pledges
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- Rubber bands around a child’s fingers to demonstrate entanglement of sea wildlife due to marine litter
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- Prof. Scoullos, MIO-ECSDE chair and MEdIES coordinator at the exhibition.
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- An aquarium is used to find out how long it takes for various materials to decompose in the sea.
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- Children learn how long it takes for various materials to decompose in the sea.