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In Conversation with Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones
January 11th, 2023
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
7th International Marine Debris Conference, Busan 2022
October 4th, 2022
eXXpedition Round the World Caribbean Research Discussion
September 17th, 2021
Press Release: First holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Caribbean
August 3rd, 2021
Science, technology and expeditions with Perkin Elmer
June 25th, 2021
Crew Conducts a Waste Management Survey
January 27th, 2021
World Cleanup Day 2020
September 21st, 2020
Look and See
March 2nd, 2020
Let the science begin
October 12th, 2019
eXXpedition Tagged Marine Debris Ball Retrieved from Pacific Ocean
September 25th, 2019
Day 23 Crew Update: Science for non-scientists
July 25th, 2018
Day 22 Crew Update: Starting the science
July 24th, 2018
Day 10 Crew Update: 1,000 pieces of plastic
July 7th, 2018
Day 9 Crew Update: Tracking Marine Debris
July 5th, 2018
Day 6 Crew Update: Making the Unseen Seen through Citizen Science
July 2nd, 2018
Meet eXXpedition scientist Jeanette Rotchell
September 9th, 2017
Meet eXXpedition scientist Oksana Lane
September 5th, 2017
Crew Update: Round Britain Day 16
August 28th, 2017
Meet eXXpedition scientist Christopher Green
August 27th, 2017
Meet eXXpedition scientist Stephanie Wright
August 20th, 2017
Meet eXXpedition scientist Mario Meier
August 17th, 2017
Meet eXXpedition scientist Winnie Courtene-Jones
August 15th, 2017
eXX RB: The Importance of Continued Ocean Plastic Research
May 9th, 2017
Citizen Science in Grenada for Caribbean 2017
April 9th, 2017
Major source of microplastic pollution
January 16th, 2016
Citizen Science
December 12th, 2015
Science update
November 17th, 2015
RESEARCH – Scientists find plastic debris in fish
September 29th, 2015
The Halifax Report – Making the unseen chemicals causing cancer seen
August 14th, 2015
Meet eXXpedition Ambassador Nikkey Dawn, sto
Meet eXXpedition Ambassador Sofía Nogués, ocean
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