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“I am Ocean”

The fact that terrestrial vertebrates, including me, descended from an early marine fish some 375 million years ago is too far fetched for me to say I am ocean. Nevertheless, for me this statement holds some scientific and… Read More

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Posted on January 21, 2026 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, conservation, education, Environment, nature, ocean, planet, resilience, sailing, Science, shanty

advocate, algae, atmosphere, biogeochemical cycles, British Trust of Ornithology, BTO, Citizen Science, climate change, CO2, ecosystem services, emotional connection, global ocean conveyor belt, Happywhale, hydrological cycle, Marine Identity, NASA GLOBE Observer, National Oceanography Centre, nature exploration, NOC, Ocean Rising, Orca, Pelican of London, Plymouth Sound National Marine Park, sailing, Seawatch Foundation, Shark Trust UK, thermohaline circulation, University of Plymouth

Cat Cameron following careful procedure to take snow samples for metal analysis by scientists at the University of Plymouth, UK

Metals in the Snow

Oh no (I hear you say) please, not another new story of contamination and its dreadful consequences! And yet…

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Posted on December 21, 2021 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

Antarctica, Science

abundance, Angela Milne, Antarctic, Antarctic Quest 21, atmosphere, carbon pump, Cat Cameron, climate change, Environment, expedition, food web, limitation, Martin Densham, mitigation, nutrients, ocean, ocean circulation, ocean current, phytoplankton, pollution, primary productivity, regulation, Science, Simon Ussher, Southern Ocean, University of Plymouth, Weddell Sea, zooplankton

Young sail-trainee at the helm in the North Sea

Around Britain in a Tall Ship 2020

During the covid pandemic lockdown in August/September 2020, the sail training charity Seas Your Future and Darwin200.com achieved something remarkable: to organise a circumnavigation of the British Isles in the tall ship Pelican of London.

“I am Ocean”

Metals in the Snow

Around Britain in a Tall Ship 2020

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