May 1 – 21 Studying the “Western Pacific Garbage Patch”- Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands to Tokyo www.algalita.org Marcus Eriksen – Research Expedition Leader Marcus Eriksen received his Ph.D. in Science Education from University of Southern California in 2003, months before embarking on a 2000-mile, 5-month journey down the Mississippi River on […]
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Ocean Action News
http://act.oceanconservancy.org/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=24261&em_id=23223.0 April 2012 2012 Trash Index: What’s in our ocean? 600,000 volunteers joined our International Coastal Cleanup in September to keep our ocean clean. Can you guess what they found? TAKE ACTION: We need your help to protect vital fish and wildlife habitat in Alaska’s fragile Arctic. Please tell Secretary […]
Read MoreThrough the Choppy Blue Pacific by Charlotte
We are now on our third day at sea, and starting to get into our routines. The first few early morning watches are brutal, but after a while, being awoken for a 2am watch gets easier. Our first night at sea we had some large swells and rough water to […]
Read MoreScience Meets Sailing by Betsy Crowfoot
Algalita Marine Research Institute- Ship-2-Shore Education Program – Registration is now open!
Join us online for a voyage across the Western Pacific Ocean from: Kwajalein Atoll to Tokyo via the “Western Pacific Garbage Patch”May 1 – 23 Tokyo to Maui via the projected tsunami debris field May 30 – July 1 Our next research voyage departs on May1. The goal of this […]
Read MoreWell Done- Sea Dragon and Team make Honolulu!
The Sea Dragon and Sustainable Coastlines of Hawaii join efforts to clean the Kewalo Basin
Officially in Honolulu time by Nicola Moss
After 10 days at sea, being woken up at odd times of the day or night to go on watch has become part of our daily routine. Feeling a tap on my shoulder at 5.45am I turn over and peak out of my bunk, still half in my own world […]
Read MoreSunset Moon By Dave Cornthwaite
I woke up this morning on the ceiling. It’s not often that happens, but it’s also not often that you roll out of bed, stagger down a narrow corridor occasionally slamming into a wall due to the inconsistent angle of the floor, and then pop up the stairs to a […]
Read MoreEnjoying the simplicity of an ocean landscape By Andrew Cook
I’ve forgotten how to type. This is the first time I have sat in front of a computer in… well to be honest I’m not sure what day of the week it is, so let’s just say it has been a while. In life generally it is not uncommon for […]
Read MoreIt is surprising how quickly we can all adapt by Danny Loo
I have lost count of the number of days we have spent on this boat but they are passing quickly and never without incident. Already we are over halfway and we all know the remainder of the trip is going to fly by as we are on course to reach […]
Read MoreAh, the Trade Winds
The well known “steady and powerful Trade Winds” that have driven oceanic commercie since the first mariners headed out across the Atlantic. These winds rise out of a band just above the Tropic lines (Cancer and Capricorn), driven by high pressure cells. These cells, the very same that create the […]
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