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EPIC TASMAN 2011
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ROWING THE TASMAN SEA FROM TASMANIA TO NEW ZEALAND
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*** TEAM EPIC TASMAN TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON ***
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TWO TEAMS OF TWO WILL ROW IN SHIFTS OF 2HRS ON, 2HRS OFF COVERING MORE THAN 1,500 MILES (2,500 KM)
FROM HOBART, TASMANIA TO MANUKAU HARBOUR, NEW ZEALAND IN A 4-MAN OCEAN ROWING BOAT
THE EXPEDITION IS A BRITISH & AMERICAN FIRST & WE AIM TO BREAK THE CURRENT RECORD OF 31 DAYS
WE WILL BE COLLECTING DATA ON MARINE DEBRIS FOR THE CSIRO. THE DATA WILL BE USED TO GET A FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE DENSITY OF MARINE DEBRIS IN THE REGION. THERE IS RELATIVELY SCANT DATA WITH WHICH TO ASSESS THE DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE DEBRIS IN THE PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT AROUND AUSTRALIA. THE DATA RECORDED BY THE TRIP WILL PROVIDE SOME INPUT INTO MAKING AN ESTIMATE OF THE TYPES OF DEBRIS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION, A FIRST STEP IN UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTING THEIR IMPACT.
FUNDRIASING TARGET: £50,000
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