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Ricardo is a professional fisherman with a degree from the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral and a degree in Port Administration and Development from the Universidad del Pacifico. He has been working at the Galápagos National Park Directorate since 2003 and has served as Chief of Control and Surveillance for the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR) … Continued
Stuart Banks is an oceanographer and marine ecologist by training from the National Oceanographic Centre, UK who has spent most of his career working in marine science for conservation and MPA development. Over twenty years ago, he began work at CDF with a NASA funded oceanography project based in Galapagos and since that point was … Continued
Traducción al español a continuación Deep-sea hot springs, also known as hydrothermal vents, were discovered in 1977 along the Eastern Galápagos Spreading Center (EGSC), about 250 miles from the Galápagos Islands. Since then, these hydrothermal areas, as well as those elsewhere around the world, have been visited periodically by researchers eager to study the biology, … Continued
Many people think scientific expeditions always look for something exotic or mysterious. Microplastics are not rare, and are a side effect of our daily lives on earth. We know humans’ actions have impacted the world. It is important we now find out exactly how. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the #MicroplasticDynamics team, led by … Continued
Tomer Ketter is one of Falkor (too)’s Marine Technicians.
Richard Jeong is one of R/V Falkor (too)’s Marine Technicians.
Tim Quan is one of Falkor (too)‘s AV/IT Engineers.
Daniel Grycz is Head Chef on R/V Falkor (too).
Philipp Guenther is one of Falkor’s Captains. Philipp is from Hamburg, Germany.
The fashion industry is one of the major sources of microplastic in the Oceans, notably with by-products that come from materials such as polyester. Pei-Wen Jin and Shan Hua are Artist-at-Sea participants during the #MicroplasticDynamics expedition, working alongside researchers on R/V Falkor (too) as part of Ocean Rising. This initiative launched by the Schmidt Ocean … Continued
