After Dublin and before Paris, the French scientific research vessel Tara will arrive in London on 17th September for a ten days stay. Tara has just finished Tara Oceans, a two and a half years, 70,000-mile mission across the Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic and Indian oceans to investigate the impact of global warming on biodiversity and marine life.

Scientists on board Tara have been investigating the role played by plankton in the earth’s life-support system, the effects of climate change on this critical base to the marine food chain, the preservation of marine biodiversity and ways of combating pollution and overfishing.

Public visits are planned on the weekend September 22nd – 23rd

http://oceans.taraexpeditions.org/