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The Center for Ocean Plastic Studies (COPS) is a satellite research center of the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, promoting interdisciplinary and international research on marine plastic pollution, microplastics, and ocean sustainability
The Center for Ocean Plastic Studies (COPS) is a satellite research center of the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, promoting interdisciplinary and international research on marine plastic pollution, microplastics, and ocean sustainability
News & Research Activities
News & Research Activities
2026/10 COPS Collaborates with Chulalongkorn University, TSHE, and ThaiHealth on Microplastic Education
2026/09 [Publications] Assessment of seafloor litter in the Gulf of Thailand using benthic trawls: Composition, distribution, and implications for plastic pollution management (Nakano et al., 2026)
2026/09 [Publications] The overlooked conservation values of saline lakes (Burian et al., 2026)
2026/08 [Publications] Microplastic ingestion by three copepod species with contrasting feeding strategies along an environmental gradient in the Gulf of Thailand (Alfonso et al., 2026)
2026/07 [Publications] From seafloor litter to living substrate: A first assessment of litter composition and plastic-associated fouling communities in the Gulf of Thailand (Jandang et al., 2026)
2026/06 [Publications] Chemometric analysis of microplastics in tropical beach sediments of Bali, Indonesia: Distribution, polymer composition, and coastal processes (Abdull Manap et al., 2026)
2026/06/2-4 Research Presentation and Fireside Discussion at the Brunei-Darussalam Conference 2026
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