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Deep sea discoveries never fail to amaze me, and this one of a coral that lives on metal deposits is extra special.

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, conservation, Environment, nature, ocean, planet, pollution, Science, Sustainability

carbon dioxide, climate change, consumer choice, consumerism, coral, deep ocean, deep-sea, deep-sea ecosystem, deep-sea mining, gadgets, hard coral, manganese, National Oceanography Centre, NOC, nodules, ocean acidification, Ocean News, polymetallic, stuff

To me, life is about curiosity and learning and growing. I love talking and working with people who have different backgrounds and expertises, because there is always the potential for a surprise, a fact, a story, a new understanding …

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Posted on November 8, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, conservation, education, engineering, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, sail training, Science

climate change, ecology, ecosystem regulation, Environment, gardening, limpet, mollusk, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, rock pool, rocky shore, sail training

Growing (up) is all about exploring and once more, sail training on board the tall ship Pelican of London proved to be an excellent vehicle for both, exploring self and the world and finding out how we deal with challenges along the way …

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Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, conservation, education, empowerment, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, personal development, sail training, Science, Sustainability, technology

Bangor, blueye robotics, BTO, Cloud Observer, clouds, Dolphins, Douglas, helicopter, Irish Coastguard, Isle of Man, kelp, LLandudno, mermaid's purse, NASA, Plankton, rescue, ROV, Sail Training Ireland, sea birds, sea floor, Sea Watch Foundation, Seals, Shark Trust, sharks, Wales, weather at sea

When, in May 2025, the UK Met Office reported that “Northwest European waters are currently experiencing an extreme marine heatwave“, the yachting community in Plymouth had been talking about worsening fouling on their boats for weeks.

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Posted on July 17, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, engineering, Environment, nature, ocean, pollution, Science, Sustainability, technology

antifouling, biocides, biofouling, Cathelco, climate change, copper, electrolytic, impact, marine engineering, marine fouling, marine growth, marine heat wave, marine industries, MGPS, Pelican of London, toxicity, tributyltin, ultrasound

I’d like to mark World Ocean Week with a good story, but where to start? There are so many!

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Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, education, empowerment, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, planet, resilience, Science, Sustainability

biodiversity, Blue marine Foundation, bottom trawling, Citizen Science, climate change, coral, coral bleaching, David Attenborough, ecosystem services, Environment, Environment Agency, European Union, heat tolerance, Marine Protected Area, National Geographic, Natural England, nature, ocean, ocean conservation, Ocean Pact, Ocean Science, pollution, single use plastics, Solent Seascape Project, Sperm Whale, Sustainability, University of Portsmouth, Voice for the Blue, volunteering

When I discovered that a one-inch-square piece of kelp frond is a microcosm of creatures, (once more) the enormity of the ocean and what we don’t yet know about it, dawned on me.

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Posted on May 17, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, Environment, nature, ocean, resilience, sailing, Science

biodiversity, blue carbon, bryozoan, conservation, coral reef, ecosystem services, kelp, kelp forest, mite, nudibranch, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, sail training

Pelican of London toured three beautiful(ly interesting) parts of the British Isles this week with a crew of seasoned seafarers on board, including Neil, John and Gaz of the Kimber’s Men!

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Posted on April 10, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, learning, nature, ocean, sailing, Science, shanty

adventure, barnacles, copepods, diatoms, dinoflagellates, Environment, Kimber's Men, learning, naupli, ocean, Pelican of London, Plankton, polychaeta, sail training, sailing, Science, shanty

The International Commission for the Conservation for Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will meet in Cyprus next week. If you want to know why that’s important for sharks, mantas and rays read on…

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Posted on November 9, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, conservation, Environment, nature, ocean

apex predator, Atlantic Ocean, Big Shark Pledge, conservation, ICCAT, manta, marine-life, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, ray, Seas Your Future, shark, Shark League, Shark Trust UK, sharks

Scientist in Residence Mauricio Ferreira spent several weeks on the sail training tall ship Pelican of London and involved teenagers in a plankton research project that compared biodiversity in coastal waters around the Irish Sea. With the right methodology, STEM education is an amazing tool to engage young people, and Mauricio hit the spot!

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Posted on October 21, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, education, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, personal development, sailing, Science

bivalve, brittle star, bryozoan, ceratium, copepods, diatoms, Environment, Irish Sea, marine snail, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, phytoplankton, Plankton, polychaete, radiolarians, Seas Your Future, STEM education, tintinnids, zooplankton

Plankton, fish, water, sand, sediment and bleach: 25 young people from Devon and Cornwall explore the marine system in a beautiful bay off Sark in the Channel Islands.

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Posted on September 17, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, education, Environment, learning, ocean, personal development, planet, pollution, sail training, sailing, Science, Sustainability

acidity, beach, climate change, ecology, Environment, Microplastics, nature, ocean, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, pH, presentation, rockpool, rocky shore, salinity, sand, Science, Seas Your Future, seaweed, sediment, soil, study, temperature

When Pelican of London graced the Tall Ship Fest 2024 in Barrow in Furness, I took the opportunity to explore the underwater world of Buccleuch Dock. Here is what I found…

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Posted on August 22, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, Environment, nature, ocean

Barrow in Furness, biodiversity, Environment, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, ROV, Seas Your Future, Tall Ship Fest 2024

Last year, Olivia Yorke-Dunne was our youngest ever Scientist in Residence on the sail training tall ship Pelican of London. This year, she’s been back.

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Posted on November 22, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, conservation, education, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, personal development, resilience, sail training, sailing, Science, technology, volunteering

Chelsea Technologies, Environment, Nasa Clouds, ocean, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, Plankton, Science, Seas Your Future, Secchi, TriLux

Over 4000 m Down

Limpet Gardens

Pesky Critters in Hot Waters

World Ocean Week 2025

Funky Creatures

Barrow – Isle of Man – LLandudno – Liverpool

Atlantic Mantas, Rays & Sharks

STEM Education: A Gateway to Marine Ecology

Ocean Science Voyage to the Channel Islands

Underwater in Barrow

Science Outreach at Sea: Olivia’s Experience on Pelican

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