Written by Millie Mannering Millie Mannering zodiac driving in the Sub-Antarctic. Photo: Doug Gimesy This Macaroni penguin colony on Macquarie Island was an absolutely chaotic overload of smell and noise. Photo: Millie Mannering A theme that continues to resurface during my scholarship year is how ocean health is inherently linked to the management of not […]

Written by Millie Mannering Millie Mannering kayaking in the Antarctica Peninsula. A pod of Orca hunting a baleen whale off Livingston Island. Photo: Millie Mannering Supported by EYOS, I joined an expedition to Antarctica, to help support a re-supply of the scientific National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) base at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island. Having […]

Written by Millie Mannering Millie Mannering with Geoff Green, Founder and President of SOI Foundation. Assessing our dive site at the 100 Wild Islands alongside Research Scientist, Claire Goodwin. Photo: SOI Foundation The Ocean Conservation Expedition brought together diverse educational and research partners, Indigenous community representatives, artists, industry, media and youth. Travelling to distinct and […]

Written by Millie Mannering Flying the OWUSS flag outside the Canadian Hight Arctic Research Station in Ikaluktutiak, Cambridge Bay. Photo: Erik Kristina Nakahok Pedersen Having always been fascinated by the polar regions, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to travel to the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Ikaluktutiak, Nunavut. It took days […]

Written by Millie Mannering The Hakai Institute conducts long-term scientific research at remote locations on the coastal margin of British Columbia, Canada. Photo: Millie Mannering As we all know, anthropogenic activities are impacting marine ecosystems. I am passionate about studying these impacts in remote environments we often forget about. This interest led to my scholarship […]