Life Aquatic
Some creatures prefer to spend their lives deep under water
The Global Ocean Sampling Expedition (GOS) is an ocean exploration genome project with the goal of assessing the genetic diversity in marine microbial communities and understanding their role in nature's fundamental processes.
- 10 days
Duration of the expedition - 3 islands
Adams, Waiheke, and Secretary Island - 5 boats
On the research mission
Jessica Marshall
Marine Biologist
It was begun as a Sargasso Sea pilot sampling project in August 2003, Craig Venter announced the full Expedition on 4 March 2004. The project, which used Craig Venter's personal yacht, started in Halifax, Canada, and circumnavigated the globe and returning to the U.S. in January 2006.
