Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Briefing in the wardroom of Tara, Papua, New Guinea, l to r: J?rn auf dem Kampe (GEO staff writer & editor), Guillaume Bourdin (oceanographic engineer), Vincent Hilaire (on-board correspondent), Nicolas Bin (first mate), Julie Lherault (sailor and deck officer), Maria de la Fuente (Univ. Cambridge), Simon Regal (captain), Grace Klinges (student), Emilie Boissin (CRIOBE scientist), Guillaume Iwankow (CRIOBE), Alfred Yohang Ko?ou (PNG scientific observer), Rebecca Vega Thurber (scientific coordinator)