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Surface plastics at Holyrood, NL

Surface plastics at Holyrood, NL

We found an average of just over one pieces of plastic per square km around Holyrood, Newfoundland.

Posted on December 16, 2016January 22, 2025 by Max LiboironIn Blog, Projects, Research Results1 Minute Read

Animal respect guidelines

Animal respect guidelines

What are anticolonial ways of respecting animals in research that include but exceed institutional values of replacement (of animals with non-animals), reduction (of the number of animals needed), and refinement (of studies)?

Posted on December 14, 2016January 22, 2025 by Max LiboironIn Blog, Projects, Uncategorized2 Minutes Read

Sign the letter to keep plastic tags out of our food web

Sign the letter to keep plastic tags out of our food web

DFO is panning to implement a licence and tags management regime for the food fishery in the Newfoundland and Labrador. These tags will be plastic. DFO invites public consultations. Make your voice heard.

Posted on October 31, 2016January 22, 2025 by Max LiboironIn Blog1 Minute Read

CLEAR’s guidelines for research with Indigenous groups

CLEAR’s guidelines for research with Indigenous groups

CLEAR has guidelines for research with Indigenous groups

Posted on September 28, 2016January 22, 2025 by Max LiboironIn Blog, Tools + Protocols2 Minutes Read

DIY Microscopes

DIY Microscopes

A list of different do-it-yourself microscope designs!

Posted on August 6, 2016January 22, 2025 by Max LiboironIn Technologies, Tools + Protocols5 Minutes Read

How to collect guts for science

How to collect guts for science

Posted on July 24, 2016January 22, 2025 by Max LiboironIn Blog, Projects, Tools + Protocols2 Minutes Read

LADI Trawl

LADI Trawl

The LADI trawl is an open source, scientific surface trawl for monitoring marine plastics. You can build your own for $500 or less.

Posted on June 29, 2016January 22, 2025 by Max LiboironIn Technologies, Tools + Protocols2 Minutes Read

Equity in Author Order

Equity in Author Order

How do we assign author order in a way that is humble, equitable, and accountable to the different types of labour that go into collaborative publications? What process can address the power dynamics that exist in all labs and collaborations?

Posted on May 23, 2016January 22, 2025 by Max LiboironIn Blog, Resources, Tools + Protocols8 Minutes Read

Public Meeting: Plastics in NL (1/21/15)

Public Meeting: Plastics in NL (1/21/15)

A team of research at MUN will present their findings on plastic ingestion in cod at this public meeting and collect input from attendees about the types of concerns they have around plastic pollution in Newfoundland to direct future research.

Posted on January 13, 2016January 22, 2025 by Max LiboironIn Blog1 Minute Read

Ice Cream Scoop

Ice Cream Scoop

To address the problems of marine plastics and public science, we created an educational tool geared towards children: the Ice Cream Scoop Trawl.

Posted on December 18, 2015January 22, 2025 by Max LiboironIn Technologies, Tools + Protocols4 Minutes Read

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