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Publication Alert: ReTISS Report Published in UNESCO Repository AquaDocs
This report assesses the scientific, social, environmental and political impacts of Regenerative Tides: Sailing for Solutions (ReTISS), the Floating Stories Lab’s pilot citizen science initiative delivered during the IMPETUS Accelerator (June 2025 – January 2026).
Resin, fiberglass… Wrecks are polluting the sea and marine animals
Seen as heritage worth valuing for tourism, boat graveyards carry a heavy environmental cost. Over time, debris breaks away from the hulls, polluting the water and the animals that live in it.
From the Boatyard to The Ocean Race Atlantic
We have just come off a huge five days presenting the Floating Stories Lab booth in the Racing for the Ocean tent as part of The Ocean Race Atlantic’s Park City installation in Lorient, Brittany.
Weekly Digest | Week 55 Hand Building an Ocean Catamaran & Our Latest Art x Science Residency
Braving putrid temperatures and a two-day black out were a group of talented artists and academics who joined us in Finistere for the 2026 FSL ReTISS Citizen Science Creative Residency. No joke guys, it was a bloody hot week. Between field trip visits to the local Boat Cemetery, kayaking up the Goyen River to view these sites of decay from the water looking back, and debris collecting, the team worked together during creative interpretation sessions to co-create the Table of Curiosity, which FSL will begin touring next month to festivals, events and conferences across Brittany.
We’re Building a Boat… While Chasing a Bigger Problem
From glue-ups in the yard to hosting scientists across Brittany — a couple of big weeks here for FSL!
Podcast: Middle School Students in Brittany report on the Environmental Impact of Abandoned Boats
Podcast: Local students in Brittany investigated the impact of a local boat cemetery on wild populations of oysters and mussels as part of the Regenerative Tides: Sailing for Solutions (ReTISS) citizen science initiative.
Regenerative Tides Endorsed by the United Nations Ocean Decade
Our citizen science initiative Regenerative Tides: Sailing for Solutions joins UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development program. Plus more news from the boat yard and a new book alert!