CARTHE drifter headed for the Pacific
On July 5, 2016, the TARA Expeditions schooner departed Miami, Florida, headed for the Pacific Ocean via the Panama Canal, with one additional piece of equipment from CARTHE. The 36 Continue Reading →
Tag: drifters
Have you seen our drifters?
The LASER, GPS-equipped, biodegradable drifters have been washing up on the beaches of the Gulf coast over the last several weeks. We have been contacted by wildlife officials, park rangers, Continue Reading →
BioBlitz: fish, mangroves, and… trash?!
National Geographic has sponsored over 250 “BioBlitz” events across the country. A BioBlitz brings a community together to survey a particular area, identifying as many plants and animals as possible. Continue Reading →
Do drifters/drift cards really move like oil?
CARTHE recently took a field trip to the Ohmsett Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility in New Jersey. The oil spill wave tank is 203 meters long Continue Reading →
Hercules Response
Originally published on July 31, 2013 in the University of Miami Rosenstiel School Blog Written by Nathan Laxague It wasn’t a large blowout. Or a particularly messy one. Or one Continue Reading →