Azores to Antigua Archives - eXXpedition

Press release: Study demonstrates how microplastic particles differ across the Atlantic Ocean November 22nd, 2022

Restoring Redonda : A story of resilience, hope and collaboration November 22nd, 2022

RTW LEG 2 COMPLETE November 16th, 2019

Take Every Opportunity November 15th, 2019

The Transatlantic Sisterhood November 15th, 2019

Lost in translation November 14th, 2019

Sailing at “espresso-martini-speed” November 13th, 2019

Starving in ample seas: More plastic than plankton in surface water samples November 12th, 2019

Midnight snack November 11th, 2019

Half-way celebrations November 10th, 2019

Stop press, we caught two fish! November 7th, 2019

Using the magic plastic-definition device November 6th, 2019

Do fish use forks to eat their dinner? November 5th, 2019

Stenella on the Bow November 4th, 2019

The three questions of everyday life on the boat November 3rd, 2019

Our first days at sea November 2nd, 2019

Sediment sampling, supermarket and beach clean November 1st, 2019

Visit to Musami waste management facility October 31st, 2019

Copernicus Marine Services: Steering us towards solutions October 29th, 2019

Our time on land October 28th, 2019

Round the World Leg 2 Begins October 27th, 2019

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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