Itinerary
Sept. 1: Depart Apia, Samoa
Sept. 4: Arrive Kanton
Transit: 660 nautical miles
Sept. 8: Arrive Enderberry
Transit: 43 nm
Sept. 9: Arrive Birnie
Transit: 38 nm
Sept 12: Arrive Rawaki
Transit:50 nm
Sept. 16: Arrive Manra
Transit: 57 nm
Sept. 17: Arrive Orona
Transit: 60 nm
Sept. 21: Arrive McKean
Transit: 128 nm
Sept. 23: Arrive Nikumaroro
Transit: 72 nm
Sept. 29 (est.): Arrive Apia
Transit: 572 nm
Total transit distance: 1,680 nm
PIPA 2015
About this expedition
An international team of scientists returns to the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) to explore new and existing study sites; study connectivity of island and pelagic systems to determine the movement of organisms within island reefs, between islands, and across the Pacific; and investigate the resilience, resistance, and recovery of reefs and organisms in response to a changing climate and recovering populations following the newly enacted no-take restrictions.