Spring is here, people! I love this time of year! It reminds me that there is always an opportunity for a fresh start. After a long winter, it can be hard to be optimistic about what is to come. Then, all of a sudden, flowers everywhere! As the snow melts, […]
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How do you envision the future?
By Asta Mail Great Lakes Expedition Coordinator March 4, 2013 How do you envision the future? At one time, I think a lot of us would have met this question with rosy optimism. Flying skateboards, instant transportation, and robots that talk to us, all right! But now, in 2013, I […]
Read MorePlastic Plunders: A Wake up Call at the Miami Strictly Sail by Asta Mail
Asta Mail Great Lakes Expedition Coordinator asta@panexplore.com February 25, 2013 Last weekend, the crew of Pangaea spent the weekend showing the world the Sea Dragon at the Miami Boat Show and Strictly Sail. Figure 1 The crew of Pangaea chats with the many guests of the Miami Strictly Sail show […]
Read MoreThe Fires of Change by Asta Mail, Great Lakes Expedition Coordinator
Asta Mail, Great Lakes Expedition Coordinator asta@panexplore.com 1835. French political thinker and Historian Alexis de Tocqueville gazes upon the South coast of Lake Eerie, aboard the steamboat Ohio. He is 26 years old, and in the midst of touring the continental United States, writing his signature novel ‘Democracy in America’. […]
Read MoreWell done Alexandra Towner! for her science project on ocean acidification
Well done Alexandra! She is a regional finalist for her science project on ocean acidification – the CO2 data was collected on SeaDragon during our 2012 expeditions. If you have a school science project you’d like to set up, contact alex@panexplore.com.
Read MorePangaea Explorations Announces its Summer Expedition to the Great Lakes
By Asta Mail, Great Lakes Expedition Coordinator asta@panexplore.com FOR THE SUMMER 0F 2013, PANGAEA DECIDED TO GO BIG AND GO FRESH. Will Smith in his early days No, we’re not leaving marine exploration to start our rap careers. We’re going exploring, somewhere no Sea Dragon has gone before. We wanted […]
Read MoreResearch expedition conducted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. By Alice Alpert
Research expedition conducted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. By Alice Alpert
This article was previously published at MIT. PART II On one side of the island, the slope underwater is very steep. Coral cascades down the slope in scalloped shelves and small fish take shelter in the crevices below. Brightly colored corals and fish make a rainbow surrounding us. Small anthea […]
Read MoreResearch expedition conducted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. By Alice Albert
This article was previously published at MIT. PART I As the plane began its extremely steep descent to Christmas Island: 2N, 157W, middle of nowhere, I was reminded that the islands I was to visit for a research expedition are some of the most remote pieces of land in the […]
Read MoreSea Dragon arrives in Pitcairn Islands-Captain Dale Selvam
weve arrived pitcairn island,2000 hrs local,successfully dropped mayor off and are anchored in western harbor landing where we will refuel tomorrow and depart the next day. have done a deal for fuel,bananas and advocados. off to sleep,more detail 2moro regards dale
Read MoreSea Dragon and Team from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reached Jarvis Island
Sea Dragon and her WHOI team are now on station at Jarvis Island. This former military base is now part of the large US marine reserve in the region. Here is a quote from the US Fish and Wildlife website that gives a sense of just how far o ut […]
Read MorePangaea Exploration Teams up with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Sea Dragon and her science team from WHOI are working back and forth on the equator taking water samples. Latitude 0 0.1’N / Longitude 157 45.8’W- about 580 feet north of the equator, just south of Christmas Island.
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