Closing in on Kanton Written by Michael Fox | PhD student Scripps Institute of Oceanography Post-doctoral Scholar-to-be Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. 08 May 2018 There was something different about the ocean this morning. On the first watch we noticed more birds than […]
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To the Phoenix Islands
Christmas to Kanton Island – Kiribati by Jessica MacIntosh – Deckhand aboard Sea Dragon. As we approach Kanton Island and our passage comes to an end, there is a new energy about the boat, excitement for what is ahead. Coffee is one thing that signals the near end of a […]
Read MoreReturn to the Phoenix Islands – May 06
From Polliwogs to Shellbacks. Written by Nathaniel Mollica | PhD student, MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. 06 May 2018 Photo by Richard Brooks, Lightening Strike Media Productions, Palau Today reached the equator, and the science began. As the trade winds push water […]
Read MoreReturn to the Phoenix Islands Protected Area 2018 – May 04
It is with pleasure that we once again welcome WHOI’s Cohen Labs back aboard Sea Dragon. This time we are returning with an international team of scientists to the remote Phoenix Islands Marine Protected Area (PIPA), the planet’s largest and deepest World Heritage Site. Following a super El Niño 3 […]
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