Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd announced that in cooperation with the nonprofit organization Team Kujira-go, it held a marine debris survey event at the Fujimae tideland in Nagoya on Sunday, November 3. Along with experts from Team Kujira-go, event participants collected and surveyed marine plastic waste and other debris to gain a deeper appreciation of the need to preserve and protect the marine environment.

The event brought together the director of the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium who have worked with MOL in a study of the migration patterns of loggerhead turtles, members of the ASAHI INTECC･LOVELEDGE　NAGOYA women's soccer team co-sponsored by MOL and some local residents, 31 people (18 adults and 13 children). The participants collected microplastics under the guidance of experts and learned about marine environmental issues from specific gravity experiments and microscopic observations of collected microplastic waste, and from lectures by experts. They presented the results of their experiments and their impressions throughout the event.