Superpower Stories Archives - eXXpedition

Claudia Haltern Superpower Story September 27th, 2022

Deborah Maw Superpower Story August 24th, 2022

Tharaka Sririam Superpower Story August 17th, 2022

Natalie Fox Superpower Story August 15th, 2022

Sasha Francis Superpower Story April 19th, 2022

Katie Redfern Superpower Story April 4th, 2022

Jen Wilks Superpower Story March 21st, 2022

Erica Cirino Superpower Story March 8th, 2022

Karey Billyard Superpower Story October 6th, 2021

Natasha Pergl Superpower Story September 29th, 2021

Kirana Agustina Superpower Story September 22nd, 2021

Juliet Carvalhal Superpower Story September 15th, 2021

Lindsey McCoy Superpower Story September 8th, 2021

La Daana Kanhai Superpower Story September 1st, 2021

Tavake Pacomio (Tavi) Superpower Story August 24th, 2021

AMBASSADOR STORIES | SIRI October 12th, 2020

AMBASSADOR STORIES | MEG TAPP September 30th, 2020

AMBASSADOR STORIES | MICHELLE April 3rd, 2020

AMBASSADOR STORIES | EMILY March 20th, 2020

AMBASSADOR STORIES | KRISTINE March 13th, 2020

AMBASSADOR STORIES | ROWAN March 6th, 2020

Blue Love January 21st, 2020

Science, art & fieldwork: eXXpedition ambassador on a communication mission July 31st, 2019

Introducing refills: Canadian ambassador Rachel tackling plastic in her community June 21st, 2019

eXXpedition Co-Founder Becomes Sky Ocean Rescue Ambassador June 20th, 2018

Meet eXXpedition scientist Oksana Lane September 5th, 2017

Alaska: Where the Wild Plastics Are May 20th, 2016

Meet Jen Pate March 16th, 2016

SpainNOW ArtCOP21exhibition by Maria Arceo November 24th, 2015

Larger than Us August 18th, 2015

Exploration to the Gyres August 13th, 2015

A Sea Change | ONCA July 22nd, 2015

eXXpedition Director and Sea Dragon Skipper Emily Penn at TedXEastEnd February 25th, 2015

Happy to see that our friends @finisterre , are, o

Happy to see that our friends @finisterre , are, once again, turning black friday blue!

Everyone should have equal access to the sea. Following on from their successful campaign last year, @finisterre will be donating £2 from every order placed over their Blue Friday weekend to Level Water, a UK charity providing specialist swimming lessons for children with disabilities.

Level Water provides swimming lessons to children with disabilities across the UK. They know swimming is a true leveller. The water takes your weight, it relieves pain and offers freedom and independence that many of our children never experience elsewhere.

Go blue rather than black this weekend and shop knowing your purchase is helping a child start their journey to the ocean when you get yourself to @finisterre ! #bluefriday

Who remembers our adventures in Antigua? Three yea

Who remembers our adventures in Antigua? Three years ago today, Leg 3 of eXXpedition Round the World were busy exploring its beautiful islands!

To mark the occasion we wanted to thank all the amazing people who made the trip possible - our crew, our sponsors and of course, our ambassadors - and share some of our favourite vogage memories.

You can read about some of our Leg 3 Ambassadors' change-making adventures, by heading to the Superpower Stories section of our website blog.

#ChangeMakers #oceanhealth #adventure #womeninstem #oceanplastics

@stephanie.weel @kirstantoncich @buttercup.the.ocean.pup @drkbythebay @larahoad @kidsthinkbig @@missheardmedia @thepitgoddess @treaddance @lcstravels @coexistence_expeditions @astrang1 @mags._._

@wearetraveledge @tomragroup @redensigngroup

We're excited to announce that together with the U

We're excited to announce that together with the University of Plymouth (@plymuni) and Mercator Ocean International (@mercator_ocean), we've released our second scientific paper from eXXpedition Round the World! The paper demonstrates how microplastic particles differ across the Atlantic Ocean.

The full study – Winnie Courtene-Jones (@_winniecj), Simon van Gennip, Juliette Penicaud, Emily Penn (@missemilypenn) Richard C.Thompson: Synthetic microplastic abundance and composition along a longitudinal gradient traversing the subtropical gyre in the North Atlantic Ocean – is published in Marine Pollution Bulletin and you can read more details on our blog #linkinbio.

The remarkable discovery from our research was the huge diversity of polymer types, particularly in the inshore regions. It tells us that the pollution has come from many different sources - be it clothing, paint fragments or car tyres - and as a result means the solutions need to be diverse too.

Our Round the World mission set out to pinpoint where the solutions to plastic pollution lie on land by better understanding the location the pollution had come from in the first place, but in fact the results just reinforce how much of an international challenge this is and the need to solve it together.

A huge thanks to all the study authors, scientific partners, advisory board, vessel crew, shore team and guest crew - particularly those on voyage legs 1-2 of #eXXpedition Round the World. Thanks also to all our fantastic sponsors who enabled this research, especially Travel Edge, TOMRA, SAP, Red Ensign Group, 11th Hour Racing and Slaughter and May.

@plymuni @mercator_ocean @wearetraveledge @TOMRACollection @TOMRAGroup⁠ @redensigntraining @redensigngroup @11thhourracing @slaughterandmaycareers @sap @sapsports @perkinelmer

#eXXpedition #plasticpollution #ocean #research #solutions #womeninstem

By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in th

By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean.

To mark Oceans of Plastic Day 2022, we wanted to share a quote from our founder - Emily Penn:

"We need a multi-disciplinary and multicultural approach to solving the plastics problem. We all need to find our role and work together".

From individual to workplace, local community to entire nations, no matter who we are or where we come from, we each have a role in addressing the challenges our ocean faces.

How will you use your superpowers to create change?

📸 @nomadmnemonics

Congratulations to ocean anthropologist and eXXped

Congratulations to ocean anthropologist and eXXpedition Ambassador, Geraldine Le Roux, who took part in several panel discussions in Saint Malo a few weeks ago, to mark the beginning of the prestigious 2022 @route_du_rhum sailing race.

The race, now in full swing, sees sailors cross the Atlantic, single handedly, from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe, Caribbean.

Whilst at the festival, Geraldine was invited to take part in an opening panel event, speaking with 5 other panellists about the role of sailing in the fight against ocean plastic pollution. Geraldine spoke about her adventure with the Leg 8 crew at eXXpedition Round the World, as well as her award-winning book - Sea-Sisters. Un équipage féminin à l'épreuve de la pollution dans le Pacifique - and upcoming second book "L'art des ghostnets. Approche anthropologique et esthétique des filets-fantômes".

This year only 7/127 racers crossing the Atlantic are women. Geraldine also went live on TVR La Chaine @tvrlachaine with 3 other women in Saint Malo - brought together by Women For Sea - to discuss ways to encourage more women into sailing, and ocean activism. The programme was broadcasted on TVR La Chaine in collaboration with Ouest-France @ouestfrance on November 1st.

You can catch the episode by heading to our website’s media page!

It's great to see our Ambassadors spreading the word, and continuing to make an impact on land. Congratulations, and keep up the hard work Geraldine!

#sailing #routedurhum #womeninsailing #womeninstem #oceanactivism #changemaking

Three years ago our crew on board eXXpedition RTW

Three years ago our crew on board eXXpedition RTW reached the Caribbean.

Alongside scientists at the University of Plymouth in conjunction with the University of Georgia, Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the Technological University of Panama, we set to work conducting the first holistic assessment of marine and land-based plastic pollution in the Southern Caribbean.

At the end of September, our Ambassador, Taylor Maddalene, presented our Caribbean Research Findings at the 7th International Marine Debris Conference in Busan.

Attended by academic, industrial, and governmental officials from around the world, it is great to see our Ambassadors continuing to make an impact back on land, and sharing our research on such international stages.

Didn't manage to catch Taylor in action?

Not to worry, follow the #LinkInBio to our website for the blog spotlighting the event.

@plymuni @universityofga @finding_tay

#7IMDC #womeninstem #sciencesolutions #holisticscience #citizenscience #caribbean #oceanplastic

Next Thursday, eXXpedition Skipper, Emily Penn wil

Next Thursday, eXXpedition Skipper, Emily Penn will be speaking in King's Lynn at the St George's Guildhall, in collaboration with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs_ibg.

Having spent a decade at sea, exploring plastic pollution from the tropics to the Arctic, former architect and now ocean advocate and skipper, Emily will share her adventures connecting her scientific insights from eXXpedition to upstream solutions on land.

Follow our #linkinbio for more information on ticket and event details.

We hope to see lots of you in King's Lynn next week!

@rgs_ibg @missemilypenn

Today, global leaders will come together to discus

Today, global leaders will come together to discuss the future of our ocean, and the impact the ocean will have on our lives going forward.

We need to work together, and work fast. Just as our founder Emily Penn @missemilypenn reminds us "billions of microactions that have led us to this situation and it's microactions that will get us out of it."

Is there something you could do differently today? Head over to our SHiFT.how platform where you can find hundereds of ideas to get you started.

#cop27 #oceanadvocacy #oceanhealth #oceanplastic #plasticpollution #changemaking #oneplanet #turnoffthetap

Empowering young people today will help us find so

Empowering young people today will help us find solutions to the problems of tomorrow.

eXXpedition Ambassadors @louise_in_cornwall @kidsthinkbig and @kbillykbilly are a few of our many Ambassadors inspiring young people into action.

Since returning from their voyages, @louise_in_cornwall has spoken to over 6000 children at schools across the UK. Jeanine Behr Getz has published an environmental children’s book - Think Green ! - and @kbillykbilly is busy helping @waterlution_official - a charity bringing university students across the globe together to solve hyper-localized water issues.

In celebration of Youth Day at #cop27, we wanted to spotlight their efforts.

Keep up the hard work!

#youthempowerment #youthactivism #climateaction #plasticaction

The UN Climate Conference COP27 Sharm El Sheikh, i

The UN Climate Conference COP27 Sharm El Sheikh, in Egypt is in full swing!

@cop27_egypt will see policy makers, industry leaders and government officials come together to push climate solutions forwards on national and global agendas.

For all our ocean-ambassadors, November 16th is dedicated to Ocean and Coastal zones.

If you’re interested in following along, head over to the Virtual Ocean Pavilion for all ocean-related updates, content and discussions.

The pavilion is free to join, and open to any member of the public.

Follow the #linkinbio for more information.

#cop27 #climate #action #climateaction #ocean #oceanaction #oceanhealth #policychange #changemaking #plastic #plasticpollution #turnoffthetap #collaboration

@cop27_egypt

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