Challenging Habitat
Sunset at sea

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…

Pelican of London of St Peter Port

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.

Daisy anemones on a dock wall

Underwater in Barrow

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…

"Deep blue sea" by A.Cahlenstein Photography is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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

Tube worm at Bocas del Toros, Panama. (c) C Braungardt 2024

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.

Ocean wave breaking in front of sunset

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

Students in the laboratory of Kadoorie Research Centre, University of Hong Kong. (c) C Braungardt

Skills Shortage?

If these are words that chime with you, read on…

Seagrass meadow in Cawsand Bay

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!

sunrise in the air

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

Sea off Dublin

STEAM Education Link XIII

The future of your (grand)children will be shaped by the fate of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation.

Coral Community at Bocas Del Toro, Panama. (c) C Braungardt 2024

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.

Islet at the entrance of Blue Fields Bay, Panama

Big Hearts in Blue Fields

I’m on the Dutch tall ship Regina Maris in northwest Panama to work with students and staff of Students without Borders Academy on behalf of Seas Your Future. Yesterday we set sail towards the bay of Blue Fields,… Read More