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Racing across the Atlantic: how we pulled together for ocean science

Isabelle Côté and three other female marine scientists competed in a row across the Atlantic ocean, making the trip in 38 days to raise money for ocean education, conservation and research.
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  1. Lesley Evans Ogden

    1. Lesley Evans Ogden is a freelance journalist in Vancouver, Canada.

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Isabelle Côté is not one to shirk a physical challenge. So when a former graduate student asked her to join a team rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to raise funds for charities supporting marine conservation, education and science, she responded with an emphatic yes.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01660-x

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