You may have noticed that there's a new Niu in the ocean... meet Niu Hae Akala! Literally meaning "pink savage" in Hawaiian, this Niu is a stow-away on board with Roz Savage, who is attempting to be the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. Pink being one of Roz's favorite colors, we thought this name was pretty appropriate.

Roz will be rowing Niu Hae Akala to the equator where she will drop it into the ocean, hopefully near a piece of marine debris that she will photograph. Then, we'll be able to know where marine debris travels in the equatorial regions of the Pacific. This remote, isolated, mostly uninhabited are of the ocean is about as distant from modern civilization as possible. So, it will be interesting to see if there is any marine debris there, and what might happen to Niu Hae Akala.

Also, you may notice that a number of Niu Hae Akala's sensors aren't showing data on the graphs or reporting values that seem reasonable. Don't fret, that is because it is sitting in Roz's cabin and is not in the water, so the sensor values are well outside the normal range expected and plotted for the graphs.

We will be posting a story very soon about Roz Savage and her journey with Niu Hae Akala, so please look for that soon!