Tara schooner welcomes on board journalists, policymakers, funders and scientists
Tara in the harbour in Hamburg. PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete/EMBL
EMBL joined Tara at its first stopovers for Mission Microplastics in London (11–13 June) and Hamburg (16–19 June).
In London, EMBL Director General Edith Heard and Director of EMBL-EBI Ewan Birney joined a reception on board, together with UK policymakers and funders.
In Hamburg, EMBL staff and their families boarded Tara for a tour of the ship. Journalists, the French ambassador to Germany Anne-Marie Descôtes, and the French consul in Hamburg Laurent Toulouse came aboard for a joint EMBL–Tara press conference. Afterwards, the stopover was celebrated with a reception in Hamburg City Hall, hosted by Katharina Fegebank, Second Mayor and Senator for Science, Research, and Gender Equality of the City of Hamburg. The day concluded with a visit by the Tara crew to the EMBL Hamburg site.
Tara schooner in the London docks. PHOTO: Phil Mynott
Tara schooner in London at dusk. PHOTO: Phil Mynott
Romain Troublé (Director of the Tara Ocean Foundation) explaining the scope and impact of Tara expeditions. PHOTO: Phil Mynott
Ewan Birney, Edith Heard and Romain Troublé on the Tara schooner in London. PHOTO: Phil Mynott
Tara arriving at the harbour in Hamburg. PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete/EMBL
Tara in the harbour in Hamburg. PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete/EMBL
EMBL Hamburg staff and their families touring Tara. PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete/EMBL
Matthias Wilmanns (Head of EMBL Hamburg), Anne-Marie Descôtes (French ambassador to Germany), Romain Troublé (Director of the Tara Ocean Foundation), Edith Heard (Director General of EMBL), Eric Karsenti (EMBL alumnus and initiator of the Tara Oceans Expedition) and Laurent Toulouse (French consul in Hamburg) after the press conference on Tara. PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete/EMBL
Katharina Fegebank (Second Mayor and Senator for Science, Research, and Gender Equality of the City of Hamburg) speaking during the reception at Hamburg City Hall. PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete/EMBL
The reception at Hamburg City Hall was attended by – amongst many others – Laurent Toulouse (French consul in Hamburg), Anne-Marie Descôtes (French ambassador to Germany), Matthias Wilmanns (Head of EMBL Hamburg), Edith Heard (Director General of EMBL), Katharina Fegebank (Second Mayor and Senator for Science, Research, and Gender Equality of the City of Hamburg) and Romain Troublé (Director of the Tara Ocean Foundation). PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete/EMBL
Thomas Schneider gives the Tara crew and other guests a tour of the EMBL Hamburg facilities at PETRA III. PHOTO: Massimo Del Prete/EMBL
