Science Archives - eXXpedition

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

We’re excited to announce that our ambassador Géraldine Le Roux, who sailed on Leg 8 of Round the World, has published a book called Sea-Sisters about her experience sailing between Easter Island and Tahiti in 2020.⁠
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Head over to the link in our bio to find out more!

What have you been finding on your clean-ups recen

What have you been finding on your clean-ups recently?⁠
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The Leg 7 crew of our virtual voyage took part in a litter survey in their local area, at sites across the globe, finding 99 cigarettes, 64 food packaging items, 45 plastic bottles, 21 plastic bags, 7 straws and 14 PPE items!

Meet the Virtual Voyage Leg 7 crew! @thelifeofkat

Meet the Virtual Voyage Leg 7 crew!

@thelifeofkatieg - Graphic designer and Photographer, Katie Giles

@susiesaranwrap - Museum Educator, Susan Swarner

@Chevelle10 - Research Student, Chevelle Gollop

@vikvo - Storyteller and Strategist, Victoria Scavo

@lucyecullen - Entrepreneur, Lucy Cullen

@la_dragon_tea & d_febres - Marine Scientist & Manager, Deborah Febres Urdaneta

@sandra_squire - Local politician, Sandra Squire

Make sure to give them a follow to keep up with their individual journeys!

We’re delighted to announce that luxury shoe des

We’re delighted to announce that luxury shoe designer @NicholasKirkwood will support eXXpedition’s mission through their 1% for the Planet donation in 2021 👠⁠
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At eXXpedition our mantra that there’s no silver bullet to tackle ocean plastics couldn’t be truer. What’s needed is an engaged and empowered mix of people approaching the issue from all angles bringing different skills and expertise to turn awareness into action.⁠
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And that’s exactly what Nicholas Kirkwood is working towards with his journey to create the first biodegradable luxury shoe.⁠
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Read more in our latest blog post - link in bio!

Happy World Ocean Day!⁠ ⁠ Today and everyday,

Happy World Ocean Day!⁠
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Today and everyday, it’s time to take action to create a better place for the marine environment - and protecting the ocean often starts on land.⁠
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“The more time I spend at sea, the more I realise the solutions to plastic pollution start on land. There’s no silver bullet to solve the problem but there are hundreds of ways to tackle it. A big challenge for many people is knowing where to start.” - Emily Penn, eXXpedition co-founder⁠
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Each of us can take action on each and every day to protect the ocean.⁠
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A good place to start is SHiFT.how.⁠
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Head over to the link in our bio to find hundreds of solutions to help tackle plastic pollution.⁠
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Photo by Natasha Pergl

Join us tomorrow as our community takes part in a

Join us tomorrow as our community takes part in a global clean up for #WorldOceanDay2021 🌊⁠
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We’re inviting our entire community to head out to beaches, riversides, and parks wherever they may be in the world to take part in this global movement.⁠
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Track what you collect during your own clean-up using the Marine Debris Tracker App (download the app and our clean-up guide through the link in our bio!)⁠
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Don't forget to tag us so we can see what you find!

The next leg of our Virtual Voyage took us to Cari

The next leg of our Virtual Voyage took us to Caribbean! ⁠
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For this leg, 8 women joined us from us from across the globe, hailing from Trinidad, UK, Canada, USA and Venezuela to learn more about the plastics issue alongside eXXpedition mission leader Sally (@planetearthrowl).⁠
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This week, we’ll be introducing the new multidisciplinary crew, who range from graphic designer to marine scientist to local politician!

Have you ever wondered what it's like to join an e

Have you ever wondered what it's like to join an eXXpedition Virtual Voyage?⁠
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"Together with 10 other women from all corners of the globe, including Iceland, France, Canada, USA, Puerto Rico, Belgium and the UK we embarked on a virtual journey in 6 x 4 hour ‘watches’ spread across various day and night time hours.⁠
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It was wonderful to get to know this amazing bunch of women whose superpowers ranged from storytelling, PR/communication to poetry, project management & sustainability consulting, expert knowledge on the sector, material science and environmental management, to education, design and arts.⁠
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I was impressed to hear about the efforts and experiences these wonderful women had already put into the cause of fighting plastic pollution and it put me to shame, as I was certainly a novice in this field. Hearing about implementing a Zero Waste project in a family household was equally eye-opening as learning about the #breakfreefrom plastic movement and the work of the Plastic Pollution Coalition."⁠
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Head over to our new blog to read @S.Mitterer’s experience on Virtual Voyage: Leg 1!
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Photo by Nita Jergensone

In the final watch session of our virtual voyage,

In the final watch session of our virtual voyage, our Leg 6 crew got together to discuss how they can take action and create change following their voyage.⁠
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Each crewmember came up with a pledge, writing down how they plan to make an impact by...⁠
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“Ensuring offshore renewable energy industry continues to grow and deliver net zero without adding to the plastics burden and in fact drives innovation to avoid use of harmful plastics in our supply chain which then spills into wider society” - Helen @Corbridgehelen3⁠
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“Writing a hard hitting blog in the context of toxicity and health but in particular dementia” - Catherine @c.n.w.r ⁠
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“Creating an instagram page about my project/plastic pollution” - Raqueline @raquemonteiro⁠
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“Getting in touch with projects that are engaged with plastic waste, in my city” - Alessandra @apostali⁠
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“Taking steps to become a conservation photographer - by questioning other photographers within eXXpedition community” - Olivia-Grace @oliviags_photography⁠
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“Continuing to study and finding ways to communicate - especially in Portuguese, to keep my connection to Brazil” - Jacqueline @jaquelinebramos⁠
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Thank you to our wonderful crew for joining, we can’t wait to see what they do next. Stay tuned for the next leg, which will take us to the Caribbean!⁠
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Photo by @SophieDingwall⁠

Leg 6 of our virtual voyage went out into their lo

Leg 6 of our virtual voyage went out into their local areas to conduct a litter survey! Here’s what they had to say...

I have always noticed litter but it was a completely different experience paying attention to exactly what type and where. - Halee @hi_halee

I noticed the importance of our work to face plastic pollution in our cities/countries. I haven't ever noticed so much litter near my home. - Raqueline @raquemonteiro

It's really shocking to realize how much trash is deliberately disposed in the streets, even in an area that seemed to be "clean" - Jaqueline @jaquelinebramos

I had never noticed the cacophony of unidentifiable pieces of plastic in my relatively clean Chiltern Hills environment. Shocking. - Catherine @c.n.w.r

I was surprised (happily) at the lack of large items but in lock down we have been doing way more litter picks as a community which accounts for this. - Helen @Corbridgehelen3

Have you conducted a litter survey or clean up in your area? Let us know what you found in the comments!

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