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.
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Pangaea 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
Sea 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 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.
Read MoreThe 2012 Asia Pacific Expedition: A STORY OF SUCCESS.
The 2012 Asia Pacific Expedition A SUCCESS STORY Yes, the voyage of many successes in spite of the odds against it. The 2012 Algalita/5 Gyres Asia Pacific Expedition, although hampered by severe weather and all manner of obstacles on Leg 2, met most of its goals and objectives. Conducting our research […]
Read MoreAdventurers sail through wave of tsunami debris–from the Guardian.
Adventurers sail through wave of tsunami debris Team track tsunami debris from Japan’s disaster to gain insight into how plastic pollution travels across the world’s oceans The floating dock from Japan that has washed up on a beach in Oregon, US. Photograph: Reuters/Oregon parks department The Pacific Ocean is a […]
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Can you say “Papahanaumokuakea”?
We’re skirting along the northern edge of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, the largest marine protected area on the planet, established only 6 years ago. The ocean is the last frontier of conservation, with less than 1% currently set aside as a safe haven for marine life. For comparison,12% of land has […]
Read MoreLast Trawl 24.45N, 165.01W
We’re still far north of the boundaries of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, so a few days ago we pulled in the high-speed trawl and ended our sampling of the sea for plastic. Our research is done. Without having the exact counts and weights for this sample, I can at least say […]
Read MoreMidway Atoll, Midnight Philosophy, and A Plastic Buffet For Albatrosses.
We’re just west of Midway Atoll and we’ve found the sun, thankfully. Sea Dragon is dried out, but we’re under provisioned and almost entirely out of vegetables (even canned) and the watermaker is acting up (again) and so the crew isn’t allowed fresh water showers. We have 1500 liters of […]
Read MoreFeeling Low 1005, a Gale, and The Synthetic Specter on Deck
Well, at least we’re consistent on this voyage. We’re like a magnet for crap weather out here and once again have found ourselves stuck in a low pressure system that’s spewing big winds, drenching us in torrential downpours and making my eyes glue to the barometer for any signs of […]
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