Pelican of London | Challenging Habitat

The Elegance of Simplicity

Call me a nerd (I’m doing that all the time) but there is something beautiful about the coming together of superb engineering and design to create a gadget that does what it is meant to do, simply, efficiently… Read More

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Posted on November 7, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

engineering, learning, ocean, sailing, Science, technology

acoustic, ADCP, current, design, Doppler, ECO, education, engineering, Environment, learning, Nortek Group, Ocean Science, oceanography, Pelican of London, physics, Seas Your Future

‘Bob’ by Nortek Group

We’ve only had the ECO by Nortek Group on board Pelican of London for a couple of days and already it’s got sufficiently under our skin for a bad case of anthropomorphism to develop: we named it Bob.

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Posted on September 2, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

education, engineering, ocean, sail training, Science, technology, Uncategorized

current, data, Doppler, Nortek ECO, ocean, oceanography, Pelican of London, Seas Your Future, velocity

Satellite TV Lover, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Sharks!

Sharks, rays and skates are fascinating creatures and we are losing them at alarming rates!

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Posted on June 23, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, conservation, education, learning, nature, ocean, pollution, sail training, Science

Environment, Pelican of London, Seas Your Future, shark, Shark Trust

Into the Hard Drive Between my Ears

Memory or SD card???

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Posted on May 28, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

nature, ocean

dolphin, Dolphins, experience, here and now, humpback whale, in the moment, minke whale, Pelican of London, photography, sailing, Sea Watch Foundation, Seas Your Future, survey, Whales

Photograph of Field Study Council guide to common seaweeds

Plankton and Seaweed

Half of the oxygen that sustains life on Earth is produced in the ocean…

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Posted on May 25, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, education, learning, nature, ocean, Science

algae, Environment, food web, marine, ocean, Ocean Science, oxygen, Pelican of London, Plankton, Sail Training Ireland, Seas Your Future, seaweed

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

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Posted on May 24, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, conservation, education, learning, nature, ocean, pollution, Science, technology

atmosphere, carbon dioxide, Cetaceans, climate change, clouds, conservation, Dolphins, Environment, Globe Observer, NASA, ocean acidification, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, pinnipeds, Sail Training Ireland, Seas Your Future, Seawatch Foundation

STEAM Education Link X

Do you want to be an Ocean Advocate and don’t know what to do to achieve this?

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Posted on March 14, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

learning, nature, ocean, personal development, pollution, resilience, Science, Sustainability

advocate, campaigning, consumption, education, fishing, healthy seas, litter pick, mental health, mental strength, microplastic, ocean, ocean conservation, Ocean Science, paddle boarding, Pelican of London, petition, plastics, resilience, safety, sharks

Agreement is Hope

A new treaty to protect the oceans has been agreed upon by the United Nations after more than a decade of negations and a marathon of talks in the last few days. If ratification can be achieved, the… Read More

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Posted on March 6, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, ocean, Sustainability

climate change, ecosystem, ecosystem services, entanglement, Environment, fishing gear, ghost net, High Seas Treaty, litter, marine plastic, ocean literacy, ocean noise, Ocean Science, overfishing, Pelican of London, pinniped, Plastic Pollution, pollution, sail training, seabird, seal, Seas Your Future, services, shark, ship strikes, shipping, sonar, toxin, turtle, United Nations, whale

View over the bowsprit of Pelican of London.

The (Hidden) Cost of Travel

I recently travelled in the Caribbean for Seas Your Future and here is my attempt to figure out my additional carbon footprint of this trip.

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Posted on January 31, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

Carbon Offset, climate change, learning, personal development, sail training, sailing, Science, Sustainability

aviation, carbon dioxide equivalent, climate change, cruise ship, Earthly, Environment, footprint, Ocean Science, peat forest, Pelican of London, pollution, Seas Your Future, seaweed farming, travel, yachting

Nice work if you can get it!

I’m in the Caribbean!

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Posted on January 28, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

education, nature, personal development, sail training, sailing, Science, Sustainability

abundance, canal, Caribbean, collaboration, Costa Rica, ecology, ecosystem, education, elephant grass, invasive species, marina, marine, monkeys, Panama, Pelican of London, Seas Your Future, STEM, terrestrial

Biodiversity – COP15

the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) state that around 50,000 wild species are used by humans through hunting, fishing, gathering, logging and harvesting, as well as observing. Around 20% of humanity rely on wild species for income and… Read More

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Posted on December 9, 2022 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, nature

biodiversity crisis, climate change, climate crisis, COP15, Environment, food web, nature, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, Plankton, Seas Your Future, UNEP

Pelican of London Figurehead. (c) Rohan Holt.

Marine Measurement Forum

The 65th meeting of the Marine Measurement Forum (MMF65) was hosted by Aquatec on the 30th November 2022. It’s a good space for exchanging news on research, ideas and developments across the marine measurement and ocean technology –… Read More

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Posted on December 1, 2022 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

personal development, sail training, Science, technology

aquatec, careers, Environment, industry, marine, measurement, MMF65, ocean, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, Seas Your Future, sensors

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