by Adventure Scientists | Jan 18, 2017 | adventure, adventure scientists, adventurer spotlight, africa, collect, conservation, madagascar, microplastics, surfing
By: Erwan Simon | Photos by John Seaton Callahan The Barren Islands were completely uninhabited as recently as 2000 – the Vezo people have since moved here from mainland Madagascar in small groups to pursue seasonal fishing opportunities. Photos by John...
by Adventure Scientists | Apr 21, 2015 | adventure, microplastics, surfing
By John Seaton CallahanASC Microplastics Adventurer Papua Province on the island of New Guinea is a wild and remote area. Poor infrastructure and the simmering conflict between native Papuan and the Indonesian government have restricted development. While exploring...
by Adventure Scientists | Dec 5, 2014 | microplastics, oceans, sailing, surfing
By Abby Barrows ASC Partner Scientist This summer, ASC adventurers Teresa and Ben Carey sailed to Stonington and to hand-deliver the water samples they collected on their passage from Panama to Maine. I showed them around my lab, and had them process samples two of...
by Adventure Scientists | Nov 7, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, africa, microplastics, oceans, surfing
Q&A with Surfer Erwan SimonBy Emily Wolfe | Photos by John Seaton Callahan SurfEXPLORE was founded on a beach in Mauritania. After a day of surfing, four friends shared mint tea with their local guide under a traditional nomad Khaïma tent....
by Adventure Scientists | Jul 30, 2014 | adventurers and scientists for conservation, microplastics, oceans, surfing
Story and Photos by Aaron Teasdale People have different definitions of paradise, but they always know it when they find it. When my family and I arrived at the untrammeled beaches of Popoyo, Nicaragua, we’d found ours. My wife, two sons, and I stayed in other...
by Adventure Scientists | May 6, 2014 | microplastics, oceans, surfing
From 9 to 5, Kira Watkins is a science educational publishing professional. But in her free time this landlocked surfer, conservationist and sea turtle enthusiast from Austin, Texas travels to find good waves and to volunteer with conservation organizations....
