The Portuguese Association of Marine Litter (APLM) mission is to defend, conserve, and preserve the environment against the impacts of waste on marine, coastal, estuarine ecosystems and those associated with inland waters; the sensitization, awareness and co-responsibility of society for values of sustainable consumption and citizenship, solidarity and environmental preservation. It also aims to pursue training activities, as well as the preparation, edition and dissemination of studies and other relevant publications in this area.