Nature Research Society. Since 2012, her research has focused on plastic pollution in the oceans, especially in the Arctic, where she established a Pollution Observatory. She has edited the book ‘Marine Ant [...] megafauna time series, which uses imaging methods to investigate the impact of global warming on the Arctic deep sea. In 2012, Melanie Bergmann and her colleagues received the Alexander von Humboldt Memorial [...] developed the online portal LITTERBASE. Melanie Bergmann is a member of various expert groups (Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative Working Group on Pollution & Debris, IMDOS Seafloor Litter Group). She regards