When Macro becomes micro the impact of plastic pollution shifts from being an eyesore for humans to an intestinal sore for fish. The greatest migration on the planet is not the seasonal movements of wildebeest across Africa or Canada geese over North America, but the nightly mad rush of millions […]
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Typhoon Guchol, Plastic Every 1.5 Minutes and Anemone of The People.
Typically, typhoon season in the North Atlantic starts in the summer—yes. Summer doesn’t officially start until the 21st, but like all things weather this year, things are whacky—normally you don’t get full blown typhoons until mid July into September, but this year is starting with a bang. We’ve weathered the […]
Read MoreShooting the SOUP and a Microcosm Movement In The Middle of Nowhere.
If you haven’t googled “Mandy Barker, SOUP” do so. Crewmember and photographic artist Mandy Barker from Leeds, UK has a series called SOUP–which pretty much went viral when her images hit the internet. Her work is based on the North Pacific Gyre, and she photographs plastic ‘rubbish’ collected from beaches […]
Read MoreWhat a Monster
Let me start with a very clear statement – all forecasts indicate that Sea Dragon and her crew are SAFE! Now that being clear, we should really marvel at the unbelievable power of the sea- Super Typhoon Guchol is now forecast to peak at a powerful 160 kts driving 45+ […]
Read MoreBird In The Hand And A Brief Respite
Day four out and we’re still soaked. The wind has finally subsided to a manageable 15-20 knots,at times we’re even nearly becalmed. But last night we had 30 knots plus, sometimes close to 40 which made for several sail changes through the night. Reef 3, Reef 1, Stay sail down, […]
Read MoreMessage In A Bottle, And A Brutal Bash East
We’re in the thick of it. After delay upon delay getting out of port; weather, mechanical and an unfortunate illness that knocked out one of our crew from making the voyage (Shout out Nick Mallos, we miss you buddy), we’re now finally out to sea. We’re trying to bash our […]
Read MoreOur New Video Answering FAQ’s about life on the Sea Dragon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ghnpyLcW4&feature=plcp
Read More66-foot dock from Japan tsunami washes up in Oregon
NEWPORT, OREGON (HawaiiNewsNow) – http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/18722604/66-foot-dock-from-japan-tsunami-washes-up-in-oregon A massive piece of debris from Japan’s earthquake and tsunami has floated all the way to an Oregon beach. A 66-foot-long, 7-foot high concrete and steel floating dock made landfall on Agate beach just outside Newport, Oregon. The Japanese Consulate’s office in Seattle and Portland […]
Read MoreChasing A Tsunami, Following a Typhoon, It’s On Baby.
Our expeditions are kind of like summer camp for plastic nerds. Yes, we have real research to conduct, but that doesn’t make us any less nerdy. And if there is one thing all the partners who brought this voyage to life, Algalita, 5 Gyres, and Pangaea Explorations are at heart, […]
Read MoreWhether the Weather Will Leave us a Windo
We leave when the sea permits, and right now Typhoon Mawar is telling us to stay put. We can set departure dates as much as we like, but a faulty alternator kept us from leaving June 1st, and now the weather window for leaving Tokyo Bay is slammed shut. Every […]
Read MoreMeet the Crew–Leg 2 Asia Pacific Expedition
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 a homemade raft. His experience on the river led to a career studying the ecological impacts […]
Read MoreIn Search of a Japanese Lemon
There are more agents than crew swarming the boat soon after we arrive. A medical officer, immigration with his bandoleer of passport stamps, and the guy with the Geiger counter to see if the trash tied to the back of the boat is radioactive. We’ve been at sea for three […]
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