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October 8, 2018

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by eXXpedition Team
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Previous post Helping us connect during eXXpedition North Pacific September 3, 2018
Next post Video: TOMRA shows our North Pacific crew sharing ocean plastic solutions! October 17, 2018
Where is eXXpedition heading to after the South Pa Where is eXXpedition heading to after the South Pacific? ⛵✨ 

Our all-women research missions tackling plastic pollution continue across the globe: 

❄️ Arctic - The coastline of Greeland from Disko Bay to Nuuk
🐧 Antarctica - From Puerto Williams, Chile, to the Antarctica Peninsula and back
🌴 Caribbean 2027 - Island hopping from St Lucia to St Maarten, St Maarten to Curaçao, and Curaçao to Aruba
🌊 North Pacific 2027 - To the centre of the Gyre between Hawaii and Vancouver, then Vancouver to Seattle

Applications are now open for the Caribbean and North Pacific expeditions (and we are currently filling the final few Antarctica spots!) 

Tap the link in bio to apply for 2026 - 2027 expeditions.

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Have you ever wondered what a day at sea with the Have you ever wondered what a day at sea with the eXXpedition crew actually looks like? ⛵️🌊
 
Here’s a day in the life - Crew Edition!
 
Interested in signing up for future trips? Tap the link in our bio to find out more 💙
 
#eXXpedition #adayinthelife
One of the highlights of the trip so far has been One of the highlights of the trip so far has been arriving at Minerva Reef – a crescent shaped safe-haven amidst miles of unrelenting ocean that otherworldly, like water rushing across the surface of Mars. 

Elayne, one of the crew members onboard wrote a poem about the experience: 

There’s a far away reef called Minerva
To get to we had to sail further 
With plastics in mind
To save all of mankind
eXXpedition was on a mission to find! 

Read the full blog post about Minerva on our website.

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Wanna go grab coffee? ✨☕️ …and set sail w Wanna go grab coffee? ✨☕️

…and set sail with a group of incredible women, explore the ocean and its shores, tracing plastic back to its source ⛵ 🌊

Duh!

📸: 
Ellen Reynolds
Bonita Baker
Elayne Looker
Jackie Nuñez
University of Plymouth Marine Centre

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Know an adventurous, inspiring woman who wants to Know an adventurous, inspiring woman who wants to take action for the ocean? 🌊💪

We’re looking for passionate women to join the eXXpedition crew for our future trips...

Tag her below! We can’t wait to welcome new voices to our community 💙

And to apply for a future trip, tap the link in our bio to register your interest!

📸: 
University of Plymouth Marine Centre

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Our science programme was developed by Dr. Jenna J Our science programme was developed by Dr. Jenna Jambeck and her team at the @universityofga to connect the dots between plastic pollution in the ocean and land-based waste management. 

On land, our coastal transects and litter surveys use a standardised methodology to map and measure “escaped trash” across coastlines and communities worldwide.

Using the Debris Tracker app, our crew records every visible litter item larger than 2cm within carefully measured transects – from urban roadside accumulation zones to beaches.
Each item is geotagged and categorised in real time, with brand data recorded where visible. Litter and plastic fragments are also collected for FTIR polymer analysis onboard, helping trace links between land-based waste and ocean microplastics.

By conducting these surveys globally following the same protocol, this gives us data that’s directly comparable across regions and over time, building evidence to support circular economy solutions, inform policy, and identify the materials most responsible for plastic leakage into the environment.

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Meet the incredible women sailing from Bay Islands Meet the incredible women sailing from Bay Islands to Tongatapu ✨

Onboard the second voyage of our South Pacific expedition, we have founders, scientists, ecologists, and policymakers from Oman, Austria, UK, the US and Norway. 

Kendall Miller (@kengmiller), Environmental Manager at FLOCEAN

Ellen Reynolds (@seadisco), Marine Science & Non-Profit Leadership | supported by @driftoceansideinn

Hannah Cook, Public Policy

Kristin Reed Lone (@kristinlone), Industrial Ecologist

Natascha Fuerst (@natascha_fuerst), CEO of @femalefounders.global

Jackie Nuñez (@noplasticstraws, Founder of The Last Plastic Straw | supported by @plasticpollutes

Alexandra Michalko (@alexmichalko), Director of Climate and Responsible Sourcing at @HP

Bonita Baker (@Bonita.baker63), Ex-Paramedic and Pickleball Player

Alexis Bennett (@sexilexi1991), US Navy

Elayne Looker (@aquaw.oman), Marine Scientist

And our Mission Leader: Rowan Henthorn (@ocean_row), Marine Scientist & Communicator

Learn more about how each of these women use their unique superpowers to tackle the plastic crisis via link in bio.

Thank you to our partners at @finisterre for the great kit! 

#eXXpedition
And we’re off again! 🌊 For leg two of eXXped And we’re off again! 🌊

For leg two of eXXpedition South Pacific, we’re sailing from the Bay of Islands to Tongatapu - an open ocean crossing powered by science at sea.

After some land-based research, we’ll head offshore, continuously sampling for microplastics across the mid ocean.

We’ll pass the biodiverse Tongan Trench, with hopes of stopping at remote Minerva Reef to explore its underwater world 🐋

We’ll finish in Nuku’alofa, continuing research on land and connecting with local partners.

Follow along to see what the crew gets up to 👀💙

Want to join a future trip? Tap the link in our bio to register your interest.

Thank you to our partners who have made this expedition possible: 
Kensington: @kensigntontours
UGA @universityofga
Perkin Elmer: @perkinelmer
Sustainable Coastline: @sustainablecoastlines
University of Auckland: @universityofauckland
Sail Seven Sails: @sailsevenseas.windshift 

📸: Lisa Sahney

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Our first expedition down, with the most incredibl Our first expedition down, with the most incredible crew! ⛵️

From Auckland to the Bay of Islands, it was a week filled with lots of sailing, science and true connection 🌊 

Water sampling across the Hauraki Gulf, coastal cleanup on Aotea Great Barrier Island, and conversations that brought new perspectives together.

An inspiring start to our global adventure - tracing ocean plastic back to its sources and working towards solutions that matter 💙

And it’s just the beginning... 🌍

Thanks to our partners:
Kensington: @kensingtontours 
UGA @universityofga 
Perkin Elmer: @perkinelmer 
Sustainable Coastlines: @sustainablecoastlines 
University of Auckland: @universityofauckland 
Sail Seven Sails: @sailsevenseas.windshift 

📸: 
Rowan Henthorn 
Rawinia Wikaira
Taylor Maddelene Myers
Britta Baechler
Katie Giles

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Some moments our crew will never forget… 💙 ⛵️

There were quiet mornings at sea, endless blue horizons, and the gentle rhythm of sailing north 🌊 

Like postcards from the ocean, each one a perfect snapshot in time✨

A different pace, and a deeper connection - to the ocean, and to each other.

#eXXpedition

📸: 
Rowan Henthorn 
Rawinia Wikaira
Taylor Maddelene Myers
Britta Baechler
Harriet Atherton
Katie Giles
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