Plymouth Ocean Science Voyage Videos
Megan Farrer is a talented videographer who captured the spirit of our voyage and trainees perfectly on the Plymouth Ocean Science Voyage in nine short videos…
Ocean Science Voyage to the Channel Islands
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.
Deep Ocean Fascination
It is National Marine Week and the Wildlife Trusts invite everyone to a multitude of events and actions around the country and to Sea the Connection we have with the ocean. Personally, it is the mysterious deep that… Read More
UN Ocean Decade News
Whether it is a ‘landmark win for nature‘, ‘ocean floor mapping‘ or the ‘sex lives of corals‘, there is something for everyone in the Ocean Science Highlights.
weak AMOC – weather AMOK
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is the system of ocean currents that includes the Gulf Stream. What its weakening may mean for our weather and seafarers is explained by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in a new… Read More
Skills Shortage?
If these are words that chime with you, read on…
My New Underwater Toy
I’ve got a great new ‘toy’ that gets me to explore the world below the sea surface without getting wet. Don’t get me wrong: I like water sports, including snorkelling, but this goes deeper: 150 metres!
My Bare Feet on the Earth
Another Earth Day – another opportunity to reflect on my footprint. No better way to start this day than walk the earth without shoes, feel soil and stones, let the cold dew wet the skin between my toes,… Read More
Conscious Flight Booking?!?!
Sometimes my job involves flying to distant places and for my recent trip to Panama for the sail training charity Seas Your Future, I sought to find out about the fuel consumption and carbon footprint for different routes…. Read More
STEAM Education Link XIII
The future of your (grand)children will be shaped by the fate of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation.
Blowing Bubbles
Three hours of blowing bubbles among the coral reefs around Bocas del Toro gave me plenty of time to take in beautiful impressions of a rich ecosystem and questions about its long-term survival.
Sunny Days in Ireland
Once more, I joined the sail training tall ship Pelican of London for STEM at SEA education voyages with Sail Training Ireland youngsters on board. We have a little more time than usual in Dublin and we make… Read More
Challenging Habitat 