Round the World - eXXpedition

Exciting news! ⛵️🌊 Together with @plymuni

Exciting news! ⛵️🌊

Together with @plymuni the University of Plymouth, today we released the first holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Southern Caribbean - the first scientific paper to come out of #eXXpedition Round the World!

The full study – Source, Sea and Sink: a holistic approach to understanding plastic pollution in the Southern Caribbean – is published in Science of the Total Environment.

“The striking discovery was the huge diversity of polymer types which means the pollution has come from many different sources and as a result means the solutions need to be diverse too. We all share one planet and wherever we live the ocean connects us. This study demonstrates why for any game-changing action to tackle ocean plastic pollution cross-border collaboration from all sectors of society is needed in a holistic way across the Caribbean region and beyond.” says Emily Penn @missemilypenn

Great thanks to all the study authors, scientific partners, advisory board, vessel crew, shore team and guest crew - particularly those on voyage legs 3-5 of eXXpedition Round the World. Thanks also to all our fantastic sponsors who enabled this research, especially @wearetraveledge @tomracollection @sap @sapsports @redensigntraining @11thhourracing and Slaughter and May.

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📸 Photos thanks to @sophiedingwall @sophiebolesworth @jamierandimaging @theamethystadventurer @sperry

Did you catch our co-founder @missemilypenn’s ta

Did you catch our co-founder @missemilypenn’s talk at @SAP’s Sustainability Summit?⁠
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You can register to watch all the talks during the event via the link in our bio, which included discussion on taking action towards zero carbon economy by reducing your environmental footprint and a circular economy by managing your limited resources productively.

Want to know what we got up to on our first four V

Want to know what we got up to on our first four Virtual Voyages?⁠
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Head over to our latest blog post to find out more about the voyages, the crew and their journeys!⁠
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exxpedition.com/blog

A huge thank you to Lush Basingstoke, who are doin

A huge thank you to Lush Basingstoke, who are doing a charity fundraiser for eXXpedition and donating all profits from the Lush Charity Pot sales at their store to our mission 26th July - 1st August!

And that concludes the final leg of our Virtual Vo

And that concludes the final leg of our Virtual Voyages!⁠
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From superpowers to science to surveying litter, our Leg 8 crew have explored the plastics issue from pollution to solution.⁠
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We can't wait to see what the Leg 8 crew will go on to do next.⁠

Excited to see that our friends at Gecko energy ha

Excited to see that our friends at Gecko energy have launched the The North Devon Marine project, with the fully electric sailboat, Nazca, in North Devon to take sediment samples and trawl for microplastics around Lundy island.⁠
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Learn more about the North Devon Marine Project through the link in our bio

We're hiring!⁠ ⁠ eXXpedition is looking for Co

We're hiring!⁠
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eXXpedition is looking for Community and Partnerships Manager to join our team.⁠
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Remote working, but within the reach of South West London.⁠
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Head over to the link in our bio to apply!

Did you catch our co-founder Emily Penn's talk for

Did you catch our co-founder Emily Penn's talk for the Natural History Museum?⁠
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For #BeatPlasticPollutionDay 2021, Museum scientist Alex McGoran (@pokegirl93), ocean advocate Emily Penn (@missemilypenn) and Museum ambassador David de Rothschild (@avoicefornature) discussed conversation and discovered what impacts microplastics are having on the planet, where they come from and what we can all do to stop more from spreading across the world.⁠
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Watch the session back on @natural_history_museum's IGTV!

Wishing our Round the World Mission Leader Sally @

Wishing our Round the World Mission Leader Sally @PlanetEarthrowl fair winds on her next adventure! ⁠
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Sally has very much been a part of the eXXpedition ecosystem since 2018, when she joined our North Pacific voyage to train as a mission leader.⁠
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From North Pacific to the Caribbean, Sally has been an integral part of our team, delivering our onboard science program in Antigua, Aruba and Panama and a further eight epic virtual voyages from land!⁠
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Though we're sad to say goodbye we hope you’ll join us in wishing her the best of luck in her next projects - and we look forward to collaborating together in the future!

As our 8th Virtual Voyage drew to a close, our Arc

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