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Researcher at the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IO PAN)
François Galgani, former scientist at IFREMER, chairs the NGO Echos d’Oceans, specialising in plastic pollution. He has coordinated numerous expert groups for the United Nations, Regional Seas Conventions, and the European Commission (MSFD Directive, 2010–2022). François Galgani has contributed to major global initiatives (G7, G20, UNEA) and to the European mission “Restoring Our Oceans and Waters.” Author of more than 230 international publications, he serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journals Marine Pollution Bulletin and Journal of Marine Systems, and is responsible for the “Marine Litter” chapter of the UN Global Ocean Assessment (WOA II & WOA III).