The meeting-debate promoted by the Rotary Club Rende, chaired by Cav. Sergio Mazzucadedicated to the state of health of the Calabrian sea. Silvio Grecoprofessor of Ecology and vice-president of the “Anton Dohrn” Zoological Station of Naples, and Dr. Francesco Sessomultiple world champion of underwater photography and Unical researcher (DIAM). Microplastics and anthropic pressureGreek recalled alarming data: in the Calabrian sea there are estimated to be over 139,000 fragments of floating plastic per km², with more than 97% concentrated on the seabed, where thousands of fragments per m² are reached. Persistent pollution that enters the food chain and also poses risks to human health.