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Category Archive: Islands
Photograph by NASA Tuesday, July 14, 2009 / 05:49pm
New NASA Pic: Millennium Island From Space
Remember Millennium Island? It was the last island visited by the crew in their expedition to the southern Line Islands. Enric described it as "Shark Eden." It was where Mike Fay found coconut crabs tearing through his tent, and David Obura and his team worked to solve the scientific mysteries of the secluded lagoon. Read More
Back on Land: What Did We Learn?
All good things come to an end. After an extraordinary six weeks studying the southern Line Islands, we're back home. It’s time to reflect on what we learned, and what are the implications. Read More
Mike Fay Dispatch #6: War with the Crabs: Surviving on Millennium
I hadn't been in an oceangoing inflatable kayak in my whole life, but I needed to get to and around Caroline -- or Millennium, as they have called it since 1999. This island (technically an atoll, comprised of several islands) has one of those inner lagoons you dream about when you are a kid, and I wanted to spend as many days lost there as possible. So, some hours after the kayak idea surfaced, there I was paddling for the edge of the reef, having no idea what I was doing. Full steam ahead! Read More
Crew Spotlight: A Q & A With Forest Rohwer, Katie Barrot and Elizabeth Dinsdale
Coral reef ecologist Forest Rohwer, an assistant professor at San Diego State University, heads up the team analyzing the microbial makeup of southern Line Island reefs on the expedition. He and his teammates from his lab sent these answers from the ship. Read More
New Ocean Now Photo Gallery
National Geographic's digital photo editors have published a gallery of pictures sent in by Enric and the team. It features some of the most dramatic images you've seen on the blog, with expanded captions. And you can click to see the pictures LARGE. Check it out! Read More