Park hopes to trace whether microplastics end up in lobster found in Atlantic waters. The grant for his research is through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
While its not entirely clear why, it is most commonly stated that the original decision to authorize this summer fishery in LFA 25 was to ensure that lobsters from Atlantic Canada would be available ...
Jordan Park will lead the research looking into the effects of microplastics on lobster larvae and zooplankton. Park wants to know if any trace of plastics ends up in lobster found in Nova Scotia ...