Sailing the Sargasso Sea

An episode of the Meet the Ocean podcast, hosted by Paul North, titled "Sailing the Sargasso Sea" was published on March 26, 2018 and runs 39 minutes.

March 26, 2018 ·39m · Meet the Ocean

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Upon the tall ships of the Sea Education Association (S.E.A.), students learn to become sail savvy deckhands, while taking part in hands-on ocean science research.

Join Dr. Jeff Schell on a windblown journey into the Sargasso Sea, where floating kelp islands provide habitat for a drifting ecosystem.

Learn what Columbus thought on his first encounter, and what it means to be part of a shipboard community when no land is in sight. Stand watch, navigate by the stars, and discover the oddities and intricacies of kelp!

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