©Erica Cirino. At the wheel of S/Y Christianshavn, Pacific Ocean, November 2016.

©Erica Cirino. At the wheel of S/Y Christianshavn, Pacific Ocean, November 2016.

I am an international freelance science writer and artist. I cover wildlife and the environment, specializing in conservation, biology and policy.

ART

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**ON MY 'PHOTOGRAPHY' PAGE: SAILING THE PACIFIC OCEAN GALLERY**

Departing Los Angeles, November 1, 2016

Departing Los Angeles, November 1, 2016

©Erica Cirino

Captain Torsten Geertz prepares to raise a sail

Captain Torsten Geertz prepares to raise a sail

©Erica Cirino

Rasmus Hytting and Peter Andersen with their catch

Rasmus Hytting and Peter Andersen with their catch

©Erica Cirino

Fresh mahi-mahi

Fresh mahi-mahi

©Erica Cirino

Spinner dolphin

Spinner dolphin

©Erica Cirino

Short-finned pilot whale

Short-finned pilot whale

©Erica Cirino

Pacific wave

©Erica Cirino

Entering Honolulu Harbor

Entering Honolulu Harbor

©Erica Cirino

Departing Los Angeles, November 1, 2016

Captain Torsten Geertz prepares to raise a sail

Rasmus Hytting and Peter Andersen with their catch

Fresh mahi-mahi

Spinner dolphin

Short-finned pilot whale

Pacific wave

Entering Honolulu Harbor

©Erica Cirino. Eurasian magpie, Copenhagen, Denmark. February 2017.

SPEAKING

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RADIO

"Sailing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch": Erica's interview on NPR station WCAI 90.1, in which she discusses plastic and her November 2016 Pacific Ocean adventure with Living Lab's Heather Goldstone. Listen here.

WRITING

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