Annotated summary

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Gewert, B., Ogonowski, M., Barth, A., & MacLeod, M. (2017, May 18). Abundance and composition of near surface microplastics and plastic debris in the Stockholm Archipelago, Baltic Sea. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17303739

This article focuses on how the manta trawl, an ocean cleaning device, helps in ocean cleansing through filtering debris present through a fine-mesh net.It is being towed by a boat in the ocean to capture floating plastic on the water's surface. The rectangular opening of the manta trawl is measured at 61 by 16 cm and connected to a 4 m long net with a standard mesh size of 335 μm and 30 by 10 cm2 collecting bag. With the manta trawl towed behind the vessel, 21 plastic debris samples were collected. This gave the two outdoor explorers who wanted to create consciousness regarding plastic waste in the Baltic Sea four additional plastic samples. This allowed them to utilize modified trawls that were pulled behind stand paddle boards .The manta trawl design is unable to collect plastic debris < 335 μm in quantitative terms.


This article will be advantageous to our research project of AI_whirlpool in the introduction of mobility to the seabin. The manta trawl is an ocean clean up device which is submerged under water bodies and dragged by a vessel to collect plastic waste with a net. The concept of collecting plastic waste with a manta trawl influences the design of our seabin. Implementing a seabin that is portable allows it to be stationed around the border of ports and marinas without the need of a constant power supply. Instead of having a boat to move a seabin like the manta trawl, a water drone is placed on top of the seabin to avoid interference with its suction ability. To sum up, this research article helps enlighten my research project team to kick start the project of AI_whripool.

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