This first leg of the North Atlantic expedition set sail on January 7th from the US Virgin Islands and to cross the Sargasso Sea . They stopped in Bermuda for a couple of weeks and left today to cross the Sargasso Sea. They will end up in the Azores. Familiar eco-warriors, Anna Cummins, Marcus Eriksen, and Joel Paschal are on the Sea Dragon, a 19m sail boat, to help sample the area for plastic debris. If you want to keep track of what they are doing, there are 4 blogs to choose from:
After exploring the North Atlantic Gyre, the 5 Gyres Project will sail the Sea Dragon south to research the South Atlantic. I hope you take the time to keep track of them.
This first leg of the North Atlantic expedition set sail on January 7th from the US Virgin Islands and to cross the Sargasso Sea . They stopped in Bermuda for a couple of weeks and left today to cross the Sargasso Sea. They will end up in the Azores. Familiar eco-warriors, Anna Cummins, Marcus Eriksen, and Joel Paschal are on the Sea Dragon, a 19m sail boat, to help sample the area for plastic debris. If you want to keep track of what they are doing, there are 4 blogs to choose from:
http://5gyres.org/whats_happening_now
http://www.wendmag.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-5-gyres-expedition-the-2nd-leg-bermuda-to-the-azores/
www.blueturtle.com
www.plasticreef.com
After exploring the North Atlantic Gyre, the 5 Gyres Project will sail the Sea Dragon south to research the South Atlantic. I hope you take the time to keep track of them.