Phoenix Islands Blog

3/23/12

Arrival in Tarawa - The capital of Kiribati in the Gilbert Islands

After 28 hours of flying and 23 hours of layovers, we finally arrived in Tarawa yesterday. Once on the ground at Bonriki International Airport, we wait in line to pass through immigration.

Then baggage claim ...

Then waited our turn for customs ...

The hotel car service picked us up and we drove along South Tarawa toward Betio to Mary’s Motel, the location of the third PIPA Trust meeting.

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The Phoenix Islands Marine Protected Area (PIPA) is the one of the largest marine protected areas in the world and the largest and deepest World Heritage site on Earth. It was created in 2008 by the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati with support from its partner organizations, New England Aquarium and Conservation International. The Aquarium is grateful to the Prince Albert of Monaco II Foundation, The Robertson Foundation, GoPro, The Explorers Club and many others for helping to support this expedition.

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Expedition Partners

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Team Members

Randi Rotjan, PhD

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Dr. Randi Rotjan is a research scientist at the Aquarium, with expertise in coral reefs, symbiosis, and climate change. She coordinates the Aquarium’s research partnership with Kiribati on the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) and co-chairs the PIPA Science Advisory Committee. She is the Chief Scientist for the current expedition to the PIPA, coordinating the expedition by satellite.

Sangeeta Mangubhai, PhD

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Dr. Sangeeta Mangubhai is an adjunct scientist at the Aquarium. She has been working with the Aquarium since 2000, during the first trip to the Phoenix Islands. This is her fifth trip to PIPA. She is the Chief Scientist onboard the expedition, working with 15 others onboard and Rotjan remotely to study the current El Nino and the impacts on PIPA marine life.

Simon Thorrold, PhD

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Dr. Simon Thorrold is the Director of the Ocean Life Institute and a Senior Scientist in the Biology Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). He serves on the Science Advisory Committee for the Phoenix Islands Protected Area. He is a co-organizer of the 2015 PIPA Expedition, working closely with Rotjan and Mangubhai to ensure a successful voyage.

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