Meet high school student Shelby O’Neil, Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast Gold Award recipient—the highest honor in Girl Scouting! Shelby’s project is the Jr Ocean Guardians, a conservation organization aiming to help keep our oceans safe and healthy. Shelby O'Neill - Ocean Clean Up DayShelby began her volunteer work at the Monterey Bay Aquarium near … Continue reading Gold Award Recipent Shelby O’Neill’s Advocates for Ocean Conservancy
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Ocean Tech: Meet Hercules
Today, I am re-posting a blog post that ran last year during my expedition to the Galapagos Islands. In order to help you to appreciate and understand some of the tech that makes our expedition possible, I've written a post about Hercules and its parts.*****In case you have been wondering about some of the technology … Continue reading Ocean Tech: Meet Hercules
Dive Alert – Northeast Bank
We will be diving today on Northeast Bank, an extinct volcano that last erupted between 7 - 11 million years ago. It is a guyot, or a flat-topped volcanic cone surrounded by smaller cones. The flat top was caused by wave action during the last Ice Age, when lower sea levels brought the summit right … Continue reading Dive Alert – Northeast Bank
Feeling the Pressure
Meet Pedro and Diego. They started out as identical twin Styrofoam heads, crisp and white and ready for crafting. I first made their acquaintance at a craft store in Ventura. Very quickly, though, with the help from some Sharpies, they started to change.First, I needed to add their names. Each got his name on the … Continue reading Feeling the Pressure
Dive Alert – Sixtymile Bank
We are prepping the vehicles for a dive on Sixtymile Bank, a flat-topped rise about 60 nautical miles out from San Diego. I will be on the first watch (my watch runs from 8-12, twice a day). Please join me on http://www.nautiluslive.org and send in your questions! Use the hashtag #NautilusLive when you participate in … Continue reading Dive Alert – Sixtymile Bank
The Beast
The raft. Mentally, I named it the Beast. It was a 15-person raft, about 11 feet in diameter, a black Explore the ocean in August with Melissa and the Corps of Exploration.Follow the adventure here in the GSCCC blog and at NautilusLive.organd orange monstrosity of plastic and rubber and fabric, about a hundred and fifty … Continue reading The Beast
An Evening with Bob Ballard
Who are your heroes? Are they sports stars? Celebrities? People you know personally, such as a favorite teacher?The author doing a live interaction with Dr. Ballard last year.Mine are scientists. If I could have the infamous dinner party we pretend to host as a part of “Getting to Know You” exercises, and I could only … Continue reading An Evening with Bob Ballard
Land Ho!
Today started and ended magically. Today was the day we finally arrived at the Galápagos.Just after breakfast it appeared through the clouds in the distance: San Cristóbal Island! This is the first island of the archipelago that Darwin stepped foot on in 1835. It is comprised of several extinct volcanoes linked together, and is a jumble … Continue reading Land Ho!
A Day of Firsts
This morning I had my first live interactions. The very first one was with my daughter’s kindergarten class. What a delightful way to start the day!Practicing our Socktopus banter.They had some awesome questions, and I got to talk with both of my kids. (By the way, for those of you who asked how long it … Continue reading A Day of Firsts
Seasick
Another long day spent in transit. Today, the sea was not as calm as yesterday, and the choppy water has sent confusing messages to my inner ear, resulting in bouts of seasickness. Unfortunately, I lost my breakfast shortly after consuming it. Fortunately, I made it to the bathroom in time.The choppiness of the water did … Continue reading Seasick
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