Anna’s Blog, March 31, 2011…5Gyres South Pacific Expedition; Noon position: 32 41.54 South, 86 39.97 West
High times and clean seas… Another glassy morning, water slick and still, with an almost oily sheen indicative of these ocean dynamics. We’re in a high pressure system, about 600 […]
Anna Blogs on way to South Pacific Gyre – March 25, 2011: Noontime position: 37 54.7 South, 74 04.3 West
Saved by our handymen. We’re underway! 11 of us stand on deck, soaking in the stunning view as we navigate our way through the gorgeous channels that wend lazily from […]
5Gyres sets sail for the South Pacific, marking their 5th and final expedition
…a pre-expedition blog from Anna Cummins In just a few hours, Marcus, myself and our amazing new crew set sail for the 5th Subtropical Gyre, to study plastic marine pollution […]
Flag #25 to cross the South Pacific on the 5Gyres fifth expedition to study plastic pollution
WINGS 2011 Sea Award winner, Anna Cummins, is heading back out to sea for the final leg of the 5Gyres Institute’s study of ocean plastic pollution on the 5 subtropical gyres. […]
Minke in our midst!
Anna Cummins From 5 Gyres South Atlantic Expedition December 5, 2010- Current Position: 34 05.207 South, 9 15.518 East 450 miles from Cape Town, and our thoughts begin to turn […]
Revisiting Cape Basin plastic, 31 years later…
Anna Cummins from 5 GYRES South Atlantic Expedition Current Position: 33 51.133, 10 46.651 3 days to go, and racing to make our Dec. 8th arrival. On the weather charts, […]
The 5 Gyres Expedition; The World’s 1st South Atlantic Ocean Plastic-Pollution Study
One week, 2 fish, 10 samples, and a mended mainsail Nov. 16, 2010 – 26º21.348S. 30º29.501W We’re one week in! The whole crew celebrated tonight with a decadent sushi dinner […]
