by Adventure Scientists | Feb 1, 2017 | adventure, adventurer spotlight, central america, collect, conservation, expeditions, mexico, microplastic pollution, microplastics, sailing
By Kristian Beadle of Green Coconut Run Expedition Crew member Michael watches the lightning show in Oaxaca, thanks to Hurricane Blanca spinning offshore, photo by Kristian Beadle. In the pitch black of a lightening storm off the coast of El Salvador, we...
by Adventure Scientists | Nov 18, 2016 | adventure science, adventure scientists, Bali, conservation, expeditions, microplastic pollution, microplastics, Oceanic Survey Expedition, oceans, sailing, Scuba Diving
By Victoria Ortiz and Abby Barrows Abby at Bonto Village, Photo by Dianna Cohen The Oceanic Society Expedition recently spent 10 days traveling by boat from Bali to Komodo to explore the impact of plastic pollution in this region. They invited Adventure...
by Adventure Scientists | Oct 19, 2016 | boating, citizen science, freshwater microplastics, Great Lakes, kayaking, microplastic pollution, microplastics, sailing
ByJen Pate & Elaine McKinnonLove Your Greats Mission Leaders & Adventure Scientists One of the many shoreline cleanup crews during eXXpedition Great Lakes 2016. Photo: Frank Beattie On August 20 2016, seven sailboats led the way across the Great Lakes region...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 16, 2016 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, boating, microplastics, sailing
By: Jordan SnyderASC Microplastics Adventurer La Trappe Creek off of the Choptank River is just one of many beautiful anchorages in the bay to drop the hook and explore. (Photo by Jordan Snyder) We ghosted out of the Chester River at sunrise leaving behind another...
by Adventure Scientists | Feb 10, 2016 | expeditions, microplastics, oceans, patagonia, sailing, south america
Story and Photos by Laura K.O. SmithASC Microplastics Adventurer Commerson’s dolphins often bow ride as Ocean Tramp sails the Beagle Channel. I like to tell people about the issue of microplastics. So as I sat with...
by Adventure Scientists | Dec 10, 2015 | greenland, microplastics, sailing
Arctic Gulls This past summer, veteran ASC sailors Matt Rutherford and Nicole Trenholm sailed from Annapolis, Maryland through the North Atlantic, the Labrador Sea, and north along the west coast of Greenland to Qaanaaq, a point just north of Melville Bay....