ORV Alguita

Research vessel for underfunded scientists/graduate students to easily access areas of the ocean that are prohibitively expensive to study on other vessels

In 1994, Captain Charles Moore founded Algalita Marine Research Institute (AMRI) to provide a research platform for underfunded scientists and graduate students so that they could access areas of the ocean that are prohibitively expensive to study on other research vessels. In 1997, his mission became dramatically focused. While returning to California from Hawaii aboard his 50-foot catamaran, the

Samples from Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Check!

08/27/2014

What do The New York Times, ABC7 and the Long Beach Post all have in common? They ALL COVERED the recent expedition to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This shows how important this is!

NOW WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE AN IMPACT!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/samples-from-great-pacific-garbage-patch-check

Samples from Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Check! Help fund testing of unique samples collected on our 2014 Great Pacific Garbage Patch Expedition!

08/26/2014

Click below to read today's MOST INTERNATIONALLY SHARED NYTIMES article about Captain Charles Moore's recent expedition!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/opinion/choking-the-oceans-with-plastic.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

Choking the Oceans With Plastic The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing — and there is really only one way to make it shrink.

08/24/2014

Check it out!!

'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' larger than researchers anticipated

08/22/2014

ABC 7 REPORTS ON Captain Charles Moore's RECENT EXPEDITION!

http://abc7.com/news/pacific-garbage-patch-larger-than-anticipated/264762/

'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' larger than researchers anticipated A six-week expedition to check out floating trash in the Pacific Ocean returns to Southern California with some disturbing results.

Captain Moore and his team return from their voyage!

08/18/2014

Captain Charlie and his team made it back to Long Beach, CA with many media outlets greeting them at the dock! View what Charlie had to say about the voyage!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OyCFs_LRIA&feature=youtu.be&a

Captain Moore and his team return from their voyage!

08/15/2014

JOIN US IN WELCOMING THEM BACK!!
This is a rare opportunity to meet the captain and crew, tour the research vessel, and see gyre samples before they are analyzed at the Algalita lab. There's no need to RSVP; just plan to arrive at the dock by 4:00 p.m. tomorrow.

Friday August 15; 4-5 p.m.
Los Alamitos Bay Landing
148 North Marina Drive Long Beach, CA 90803
Questions? Call (562) 598-4889

08/15/2014

Read the FINAL blog from Captain Charlie Moore as they prepare for their arrival in Long Beach, CA TODAY!!

http://www.algalita.org/blog/?p=4341

AMRF Blog » FINAL BLOG FROM THE CREW Listen to the crew. They have now experienced the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” first hand, and it has changed them. I have been there ten times over the last 15 years. It has gotten much, much worse. I was shocked to see what was an uncommon occurrence during my first voyages—an area of concentrate…

Donate to Oceanographic Research Vessel Alguita

08/14/2014

Please view the ORV ALGUITA webpage below to see Captain Charlie Moore's CALL TO ACTION video he sent to us while out at sea!

There is also a link to DONATE on this page. We appreciate your help!
http://www.alguita.com/ #!donate/cch7

Donate to Oceanographic Research Vessel Alguita Oceanographic Research Vessel Alguita is dedicated to studying polluted ocean gyres overwhelmed with plastic debris.

08/14/2014

Check out recent post by Cynthia Matzke while on their return to Long Beach, CA!

http://www.algalita.org/blog/?p=4330

AMRF Blog » EASTWARD TOWARD LAND By morning of day 44, our crew of six had traveled over 3000 nautical miles in the 50’ catamaran Alguita. The most noteworthy occurrence today as we traversed the waters above the Davidson Seamount was the sighting of a common dolphin so light in color, it appeared to be almost albino. Alas, the whi…

AMRF Blog » HOW WE BECAME ALGALITA MARINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

08/12/2014

Read a special blog post from Captain Charlie Moore!

***Please donate to and/or share the following link for his Indiegogo campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/samples-from-great-pacific-garbage-patch-check

http://www.algalita.org/blog/?p=4320

AMRF Blog » HOW WE BECAME ALGALITA MARINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION I got the sea anchors stowed and we’ve finally hit good sailing winds and are breezing home toward Long Beach at five to seven knots under main and genoa. During this summer’s voyage to the North Pacific Central Gyre we collected education samples for Katie Allen, Algalita’s wonderful purveyor of ed…