CSI for the Ocean
A global, citizen science microplastic mapping and monitoring program.
Since 2016, Rozalia Project Founder, Rachael Miller, and her team have been using ship-based expeditions to study microplastic and microfiber pollution, refine methods that make this science accessible and use the data to support the development and deployment of solutions. The program born from that work is CSI for the Ocean a global citizen science microplastic mapping and monitoring program using accessible methods inspired by forensic science.
In 2018, Professor Claire Gwinnett, an award-winning forensic scientist from Staffordshire University who recognized that methods used in forensic science could be brought to marine science, contacted Rachael sparking an incredible partnership and planting the seeds of CSI for the Ocean
Join the CSI for the Ocean mission!
Join us by collecting data on global microplastic pollution, which will help us better understand the abundance, distribution and composition of microplastics and microfibers.
Click the button below to learn how to contribute to this global citizen science project!
Expedition Reports
Check out the reports below to see the results of our worldwide CSI for the Ocean Expeditions!
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Svalbard, Norway
Mapping Microplastics in Air and Water in Svalbard, Norway using Forensic Techniques. This expedition is a part of a larger series taking place across the world.
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Hawai’i
See the full report of samples collected onboard the E/V Nautilus, from the air and surface waters of the Hawaiian Archipelago in order to investigate the presence (or absence) of microplastic and anthropogenic microfiber pollution, collectively called AMPs.
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Southern Ocean
Collected samples from the air and surface waters along an extraordinary expedition track in the Southern Ocean in order to investigate the presence (or absence) of microplastic and anthropogenic microfiber pollution, collectively called AMPs.
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Long Island Sound
Collected samples from the surface waters along the entire length of the Long Island Sound from Brooklyn, New York to The Race at the eastern end of Long Island.
