Bahamas Plastic Movement: Journey to Change

Initially this blog was started to track my journey across the Pacific Ocean as I studied plastic pollution of the Western Garbage Patch. Since departing the expedition in June 2012 my life has changed dramatically as I've been working towards making The Bahamas a pollution aware and plastic "free" country. I'm creating a movement and I invite you to follow along in my journey to raise awareness of plastic pollution in The Bahamas through research, education, outreach and policy change.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Let the Research Begin!

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After making it outside of the Marshall Islands we officially began our research. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the purpose of this re...

Destination Non Marshall Islands Territory

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“Sailing..........takes me away..........” I think that’s how that song from way back when goes. It was a good day for sailing as we woke...

. ...........come sail away with me

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On the afternoon of May 2, 2012, the Sea Dragon, equipped with its 14 crew members, hauled anchor and slowly worked our way out of the Maju...

Yokwe Means Hello and Goodbye

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After spending an amazing two days and two nights in Majuro it was time to say my peace to the beautiful Atoll Island. With eight hours to ...

Stop, Pause, Rewind

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3,000 miles, nearly 20 days at sea and one incredible journey later, our crew has finally made it to Japan.  After spending three weeks at ...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Why?

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Looking at these pictures it is evident that I am having quite the adventure, but do you really know why or how I ended up here? Well pull ...

On the sea again.........

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Today we will begin sailing. Internet on board while out to sea is very limited so blogs may be few and far between. To track the sea dragon...
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Kristal Ambrose is an up and coming marine biologist studying marine plastic pollution in The Bahamas. Her career in the field began at age 17 when she worked as a dive master at a local dive shop and continued on to a local aquarium. She holds an associate’s degree of applied science in Fisheries Management and Aquaculture and for the past six years she has worked on several research initiatives as an intern assisting various scientists with cutting edge research. As an advisor of the Patch Reef Ecology project at The Island School, she is also responsible for conducting research on patch reefs with students of the Island School. Aside from teaching duties, she has implemented The Beach Plastic Project, a citizen science based initiative that studies plastic concentrations between windward and leeward beaches of South Eleuthera.
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